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gas⋅tru⋅la⋅tion

  [gas-troo-ley-shuhn]
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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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gas·tru·la·tion   (gās'trə-lā'shən)   
n.  The process of forming a gastrula.
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Main Entry: gas·tru·la·tion
Pronunciation: "gas-tr&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the process of becoming or of forming a gastrula —gas·tru·late /'gas-tr&-"lAt/ intransitive verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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gastrulation gas·tru·la·tion (gās'trə-lā'shən)
n.
Transformation of the blastula into the gastrula.

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