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blastocoel

American  
[blas-tuh-seel] / ˈblæs təˌsil /
Or blastocoele

noun

Embryology.

  1. the cavity of a blastula, arising in the course of cleavage.

blastocoel British  
/ ˈblæstəʊˌsiːl /

noun

  1. Also called: segmentation cavity.  embryol the cavity within a blastula

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blastocoel Scientific  
/ blăs′tə-sēl′ /

  1. The fluid-filled, central cavity of a blastula.

Other Word Forms

  • blastocoelic adjective

Etymology

Origin of blastocoel

First recorded in 1875–80; blasto- + -coel ( def. )

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