vitelline

[ vi-tel-in, -een, vahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

vitelline

/ vɪˈtɛlɪn; -aɪn /

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word vitellīnus. See vitellus, -ine ¹

C15: from Medieval Latin vitellīnus, from Latin vitellus the yolk of an egg; see vitellus

Surrounding the embryo is a vitelline membrane, an inner, and an outer envelope (Fig. 1).

The zona is the first to disappear, and the vitelline membrane next becomes gradually thinner.

Both the vitelline membrane and the zona radiata are found in Raja, but in a much less developed condition than in Scyllium.

The stage of about the greatest development of both the vitelline membrane and zona radiata is represented on Pl.

The big cells have now become flask-shaped like those in Scyllium, and send a process down to the vitelline membrane.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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