blastula (n)
blastosphere (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum
def a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells
def during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs
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Hypernym embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg
Derivationally related form blastosphere → blastospheric
Derivationally related form blastula → blastular
Part meronym blastocoel, blastocoele, blastocele, segmentation cavity, cleavage cavity; trophoblast
Hyponym blastocyst, blastodermic vessicle
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Derivationally related form blastular → blastula
Pertainym (pertains to noun) blastular → blastula
Derivationally related form blastospheric → blastosphere
Pertainym (pertains to noun) blastospheric → blastosphere
Hyponym embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg
Part holonym blastocoel, blastocoele, blastocele, segmentation cavity, cleavage cavity; trophoblast
Hypernym blastocyst, blastodermic vessicle

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