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cen|tro|lec|i|thal — «SEHN truh LEHS uh thuhl», adjective. (of eggs) having the yolk in the center surrounded by a layer of protoplasm. ╂[< centro + Greek lékithos yolk + English al1] … Useful english dictionary
ho|mo|lec|i|thal — «HOH muh LEHS uh thuhl», adjective. Embryology. having a small amount of yolk evenly distributed throughout the egg. ╂[< homo + Greek lékithos yolk + English al1] … Useful english dictionary
tel|o|lec|i|thal — «TEHL oh LEHS uh thuhl», adjective. (of eggs) having the yolk in one end and the cytoplasm in the other end. ╂[< Greek télos end + English lecith(in) + al1] … Useful english dictionary
lec — al·ve·o·lec·to·my; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist; bo·lec·tion; cen·tro·lec·i·thal; co·lec·ti·vo; col·lec·ta·nea; col·lec·tar·i·um; col·lec·tion; col·lec·tiv·ism; col·lec·tiv·i·ty; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·lec·tiv·ize;… … English syllables
thal — alec·i·thal; an·oph·thal·mia; an·oph·thal·mos; an·oph·thal·mus; an·ti·xe·roph·thal·mic; aux·i·thal; buph·thal·mic; buph·thal·mos; buph·thal·mum; can·thal; cen·tro·lec·i·thal; claus·thal·ite; de·le·thal·ize; ed·ri·oph·thal·ma;… … English syllables
lecithal — lec·i·thal … English syllables
lecithality — lec·i·thal·i·ty … English syllables
centrolecithal — Denoting an ovum in which the deutoplasm accumulates centrally. [centro + G. lekithos, yolk] * * * cen·tro·lec·i·thal .sen trō les ə thəl adj of an egg having the yolk massed centrally and surrounded by a thin layer of clear cytoplasm compare… … Medical dictionary
isolecithal — Denoting an ovum in which there is a moderate amount of uniformly distributed yolk. * * * iso·lec·i·thal .ī sō les i thəl adj of an egg having the yolk small in amount and nearly uniformly distributed compare CENTROLECITHAL, TELOLECITHAL * * *… … Medical dictionary
lecithal — Having a yolk or pertaining to the yolk of any egg; used especially as a suffix. [G. lekithos, egg yolk] * * * lec·i·thal les ə thəl adj having a yolk often used in combination <isolecithal> <telolecithal> * * * lec·i·thal (lesґĭ … Medical dictionary
