| BLASTOCHYLE | • blastochyle n. (Anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles. • BLASTOCHYLE n. the fluid in a blastocoel. |
| BLASTOCOELE | • blastocoele n. Alternative spelling of blastocoel. • BLASTOCOELE n. the cavity inside a blastula, also BLASTOCOEL. |
| BLASTOCOELS | • blastocoels n. Plural of blastocoel. • BLASTOCOEL n. the cavity inside a blastula, also BLASTOCOELE. |
| BLASTOCYSTS | • blastocysts n. Plural of blastocyst. • BLASTOCYST n. a mammalian blastula in which some differentiation of cells has occurred. |
| BLASTODERMS | • blastoderms n. Plural of blastoderm. • BLASTODERM n. the germinal membrane in an ovum, from which the embryo is developed. |
| BLASTODISCS | • blastodiscs n. Plural of blastodisc. • BLASTODISC n. the embryo-forming portion of an egg with discoid cleavage. |
| BLASTOGENIC | • blastogenic adj. Of or pertaining to blastogenesis. • BLASTOGENIC adj. related to blastogenesis, reproduction by budding, also BLASTOGENETIC. |
| BLASTOMERES | • blastomeres n. Plural of blastomere. • BLASTOMERE n. one of the segments first formed by the division of the ovum. |
| BLASTOMERIC | • blastomeric adj. Relating to blastomeres. • BLASTOMERIC adj. like a blastomere. |
| BLASTOPORAL | • blastoporal adj. (Biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporic. • BLASTOPORAL adj. like a blastopor. |
| BLASTOPORES | • blastopores n. Plural of blastopore. • BLASTOPORE n. the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals, also BLASTOPOR. |
| BLASTOPORIC | • blastoporic adj. (Biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal. • BLASTOPORIC adj. relating to a blastospore. |
| BLASTOSPORE | • blastospore n. (Mycology) A type of fungal spore produced asexually by budding. • BLASTOSPORE n. the orifice of a gastrula. |