vitellus

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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 Forel, Auguste

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

"The ovarian eggs of all animals are identical, small cells with vitellus, germinal vesicle and germinal spot."

From Facts and Arguments for Darwin by Muller, Fritz

Now, the human ovum or egg consists of a vitellus or yolk, which is covered by a similar membrane, known as the vitelline.

From What a Young Husband Ought to Know by Stall, Sylvanus