Australian English Meaning of gastrula

gastrula

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Definitions and Meaning of gastrula in English

Wordnet

gastrula (n)

double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm

Webster

gastrula (n.)

An embryonic form having its origin in the invagination or pushing in of the wall of the planula or blastula (the blastosphere) on one side, thus giving rise to a double-walled sac, with one opening or mouth (the blastopore) which leads into the cavity (the archenteron) lined by the inner wall (the hypoblast). See Illust. under Invagination. In a more general sense, an ideal stage in embryonic development. See Gastraea.

Webster

gastrula (a.)

Of or pertaining to a gastrula.

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gastrula

double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into

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gastrovascular => gastrovascular, gastrotrocha => gastrotrocha, gastrotricha => Gastrotrichs, gastrotomy => Gastrostomy, gastrostomy => Gastrostomy,