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blastoporic

blastoporic

9.9
About the opening that forms in an embryo during early development
  • adjective
  • Specialized
: blastopórico
  • During gastrulation, the blastoporic region plays a critical role in forming the digestive tract.

Examples

  • The arrangement of cells around the blastoporic opening influences later tissue development.

  • The blastoporic opening is crucial in embryonic development.

  • Researchers examined the blastoporic changes in various amphibian embryos under a microscope.

  • Scientists study blastoporic structures in various species.

  • During gastrulation, the blastoporic region plays a critical role in forming the digestive tract.

  • Researchers examined the blastoporic changes in various amphibian embryos under a microscope.

  • The arrangement of cells around the blastoporic opening influences later tissue development.

Synonyms

blastoporal
vsblastoporic
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to the opening that forms in an early embryo

is the same meaning but differs in spelling as an alternate adjective form

Surface Forms

blastoporic positive

Morphology

blastoporic = blastopore (semi-transparent) = blasto + pore + ic

The adjective is a regular formation from the specialized noun 'blastopore' plus '-ic', but the base term is technical and unlikely to be familiar to most learners.

Etymology

Blastoporic comes from Greek parts blasto- meaning 'bud' or 'sprout' and -poric from poros meaning 'passage' or 'hole', like the English word 'pore'. So, blastoporic describes the opening that appears in an early embryo, the 'hole' in the little bud where cells move and begin to form the body.