segmentation cavity

noun

, Embryology.

1. blastocoel.

segmentation cavity

noun

1. another name for blastocoel

Word History and Origins

Origin of segmentation cavity¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

This membrane rests with its extreme edge on the white yolk, its central portion covering in the segmentation cavity.

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At this time also the greatest number of formative cells are to be found at the bottom of the now large segmentation cavity.

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The next important change which occurs is the formation of the so-called segmentation cavity.

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When the segmentation cavity is first formed, no great changes have taken place in the cells forming the blastoderm.

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The diminution in size of the segmentation cavity, both relatively and absolutely.

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