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blastular

blastular

9.9
Relating to the early ball of cells that forms after an egg begins to grow
  • adjective
  • /ˈblæstjʊlər/
  • Specialized
: blastular
  • The blastular stage is crucial for embryonic development.

Examples

  • The researcher identified blastular cells during the fourth day after fertilization.

  • This stage is referred to as the blastular phase in embryology textbooks.

  • Microscopic analysis revealed several blastular features in the developing embryo.

  • Researchers study blastular cells to understand early growth.

  • Microscopic analysis revealed several blastular features in the developing embryo.

  • The researcher identified blastular cells during the fourth day after fertilization.

  • This stage is referred to as the blastular phase in embryology textbooks.

Synonyms

blastospheric
vsblastular
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to the blastula, the early hollow stage of an embryo

has identical meaning but differs in word formation or suffix use

Surface Forms

blastular positive

Morphology

blastular = blastula (transparent) = blastula + ar

Formed by the regular adjective-forming suffix '-ar' added to the noun 'blastula', so the adjectival meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word blastular comes from blastula, which comes from the Greek blastos, meaning 'sprout' or 'bud'. The idea is that the early embryo looks like a tiny bud or ball of cells, so blastular describes that early, 'bud-like' stage of development.