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area opaca

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ar⋅ea o⋅pa⋅ca

[oh-pey-kuh]
–noun Embryology.
the opaque area of the blastoderm surrounding the area pellucida.

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Main Entry: area opa·ca
Pronunciation: -O-'pA-k&
Function: noun
: the peripheral opaque area that surrounds the area pellucida of a vertebrateembryo (as of a bird) formed by discoidal cleavage
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