vitellus
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The vitellus and the membrane of the egg enlarge with the embryo and absorb by endosmosis the nutritive matter necessary for the latter, contained in the maternal blood.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
Up to this point the vitellus of the egg, nourished by endosmosis through its membranes, had sufficed for the nutrition of the still very small embryo.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
This vitellus or yolk undergoes a series of segmentation or dividings which are known as spontaneous segmentation.
From What a Young Husband Ought to Know by Sylvanus Stall
Vitelligenous: producing the vitellus or yolk: said of certain cells in the ovaries, believed to have that function.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Yolk, yōk, Yelk, yelk, n. the yellow part of an egg: the vitellus of a seed: wool-oil.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
