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gastrulation
gas·tru·la·tion
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ˌgæs
trʊˈleɪ
ʃən
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noun
Embryology
.
1.
the formation of a gastrula.
2.
any process, as invagination, by
which
a blastula or other form of embryo is converted into a gastrula.
Origin:
1875–80;
gastrulate
+
-ion
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gastrulation
(ˌɡæstrʊˈleɪʃən)
—
n
embryol
the process in which a gastrula is formed from a blastula by the inward migration of cells
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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gastrulation
gas·tru·la·tion (gās'trə-lā'shən)
n.
Transformation of the blastula into the gastrula.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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