gas|tru|la

gas|tru|la
gas|tru|la «GAS tru luh», noun, plural -lae «-lee».
a stage in the development of all many-celled animals, when the embryo is usually saclike and composed of two layers of cells.
[< New Latin gastrula (diminutive) < Greek gast, gastrós stomach]

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  • gas|tru|lar — «GAS tru luhr», adjective. having to do with a gastrula or gastrulation …   Useful english dictionary

  • gas|tru|late — «GAS tru layt», intransitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to be in or have a gastrula stage …   Useful english dictionary

  • gas|tru|la|tion — «GAS tru LAY huhn», noun. the act or process of forming a gastrula from a blastula, as by invagination …   Useful english dictionary

  • tru — al·tru·ist; al·tru·is·tic; am·phi·gas·tru·la; an·ces·tru·la; cen·tru·roi·des; de·tru·sion; de·tru·sive; de·tru·sor; es·tru·ate; es·tru·a·tion; ex·tru·si·ble; ex·tru·sile; ex·tru·sion; gas·tru·la; gas·tru·late; ge·o·tru·pes; in·tru·sion;… …   English syllables

  • gas — am·phi·gas·tri·um; am·phi·gas·tru·la; ar·chi·gas·ter; ar·gas; ar·gas·i·dae; as·pi·do·gas·trea; av·gas; chae·to·gas·ter; cha·las·to·gas·tra; clis·to·gas·tra; de·gas; di·strin·gas; dod·gas·ted; en·gas·tri·myth·ic; en·ter·o·gas·trone; ep·i·gas·ter;… …   English syllables

  • gastrula — gas·tru·la …   English syllables

  • gastrula — gas•tru•la [[t]ˈgæs trʊ lə[/t]] n. pl. las, lae [[t] ˌli[/t]] dvl an embryo in an early stage of development during which the blastula differentiates into two cell layers and the central cavity becomes the archenteron • Etymology: 1875–80… …   From formal English to slang

  • Gastrulation — ◆ Gas|tru|la|ti|on 〈f. 20; unz.; Biol.〉 Abschnitt der Keimesentwicklung, in dem die Gastrula gebildet wird ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge gas|tr... kann in Fremdwörtern auch gast|r... getrennt werden. * * * Gas|t|ru|la|ti|on, die; , en (Zool.): Bildung… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Gastrulation — ◆ Gas|tru|la|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.; Biol.〉 Abschnitt der Keimesentwicklung, in dem die Gastrula gebildet wird   ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge gas|tr… kann auch gast|r… getrennt werden …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Gastrula — Gas|tru|la die; , ...lae [...lɛ] <aus gleichbed. nlat. gastrula zu gr. gaste̅r, Gen. gastrós »Bauch, Magen«> zweischichtiger Becherkeim (Entwicklungsstadium vielzelliger Tiere; Biol.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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