vitelline
- noun
- /vɪˈtɛlaɪn/
- Specialized
:
vitelo
- The omphalomesenteric duct or vitelline duct connects the yolk sac to the gut in the developing embryo and provides nutrition until the placenta is established.
- vitelline duct
Examples
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In birds, the vitelline membrane surrounds the yolk, providing protection and nourishment.
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The vitelline or omphalomesenteric duct malformations constitute a rare group and are seen in only 2% of people.
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They addressed the often sticky problem of vitelline biology, also known as the doctrine of eggs.
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A wide variety of malformations or anomalies may occur as a result of the vitelline duct failing to obliterate completely.
Academic text (2007) -
In Meckel diverticulum, a small portion of the vitelline duct persists, forming an outpouching.
Academic text (2007) -
Marsupials give birth at a much earlier developmental stage than most eutherians and have only a short-lived chorio-vitelline placenta.
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They may be in the form of a patent duct, umbilical sinus, a vitelline cyst, a fistula, or a diverticulum.
Academic text (2007) -
One by one, the locals moved to the table and added their unexpected finds: speckled eggs for the Abbe's vitelline investigations, a pannier filled with cut and bundled ilex.
Fiction book (1992) -
The omphalomesenteric vitelline duct provides essential nutrition to the embryo before the placenta develops.
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During early development, the vitelline sac is critical for the growth of the embryo.
Synonyms
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The yellow part inside an egg that holds most of its food
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The yellow part inside an egg that feeds a developing chick and makes food richer
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A thin bag in animal embryos that holds the yolk, gives food, and helps make blood
The yellow part inside an egg that feeds the developing baby animal
Compounds
- Specialized
Blood flow between an embryo and its yolk sac in early development
- Specialized
A thin bag in early embryos that carries blood and nutrients before the heart works
Surface Forms
Morphology
vitelline = yolk (semi-transparent) = vitell + ine
The noun sense names yolk material using the same bound root plus '-ine', but the technical form 'vitell-' is not transparently linked to 'yolk' for most learners.
Etymology
The word vitelline comes from the Latin vitellus, which means 'yolk'. As a noun, vitelline names the egg yolk or the yolk sac that gives food to the embryo.