vitellus

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Within the shell the animal portion of the egg is found; which consists of a viscous, colorless liquid called albumen, or the white, and a yellow globular mass called the vitellus, or yolk.

From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various

As a consequence of this superficial concentration we get segmentation of the vitellus, with the production of a morula.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

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 Smith, John. B.

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 Stall, Sylvanus

Vit′ellary, Vitell′ine, pertaining to the vitellus, or forming such.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various