blastosphere : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: blastosphere	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for blastosphere
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blastosphere n early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs Synonym(s): blastula, blastosphere
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Morula \[d8]Mor"u*la\, n.; pl. {Morul[91]}. [NL., dim. of L. morum a mulberry.] (Biol.) The sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; -- called also {mulberry mass}, {segmentation sphere}, and {blastosphere}. See {Segmentation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blastosphere \Blas"to*sphere\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. sphere.] (Biol.) The hollow globe or sphere formed by the arrangement of the blastomeres on the periphery of an impregnated ovum. Note: [See Illust. of {Invagination}.]