area pellucida

[ puh-loo-si-duh ]

noun

, Embryology.

1. the translucent central area of the blastoderm of birds and reptiles within which the embryo develops.

Word History and Origins

Origin of area pellucida¹

From New Latin

Example Sentences

Area pellucida about the twenty-first hour.

From Project Gutenberg

Area pellucida about the sixteenth hour.

From Project Gutenberg