different between blastula vs invaginate

English

Etymology

From New Latin, diminutive of Ancient Greek ??????? (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from ?????????? (blastánein, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).

Noun

blastula (plural blastulas or blastulae)

1. (embryology) An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.

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Further reading

• blastula in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• blastula in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• blastula at OneLook Dictionary Search

Finnish

(index b)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bl?stul?/, [?bl?s?t?ul?]
• Rhymes: -?stul?
• Syllabification: blas?tu?la

Noun

blastula

1. (embryology) blastula

Declension

Synonyms

• rakkula-aste

Derived terms

• blastulaatio

French

Noun

blastula f (plural blastulas)

1. blastula

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin inv?g?n?tus, past participle of Medieval Latin inv?g?n?re, from in- + v?g?na (“sheath”).

Adjective

invaginate (not comparable)

1. (biology) sheathed
2. (biology) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.

Verb

invaginate (third-person singular simple present invaginates, present participle invaginating, simple past and past participle invaginated)

1. (medicine, surgery) To fold up or enclose into a sheath-like or pouch-like structure, either naturally or as part of a surgical procedure.
2. (medicine) To turn or fold inwardly.
3. (medicine) To fold inward to create a hollow space where none had existed, as with a gastrula forming from a blastula.

Derived terms

• invagination

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Italian

Verb

invaginate

1. second-person plural present indicative of invaginarsi
2. second-person plural imperative of invaginarsi
3. feminine plural of invaginato