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em⋅bo⋅ly

  [em-buh-lee]
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–noun, plural -lies. Embryology.
the pushing or growth of one part into another, as in the formation of certain gastrulas.
Origin:
1875–80; < Gk embol a putting into place, akin to embállein to throw in
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em·bo·ly   (ěm'bə-lē)   
n.   pl. em·bo·lies
The formation of a gastrula from a blastula by invagination.

[Greek embolē, insertion, from emballein, to insert; see emblem.]
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Main Entry: em·bo·ly
Pronunciation: 'em-b&-lE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lies
: gastrula formation bysimple invagination of the blastula wall
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emboly em·bo·ly (ěm'bə-lē)
n.
The formation of a gastrula from a blastula by invagination.

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