blastula

See also: blástula

English

Etymology

From New Latin, diminutive of Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνειν (blastánein, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).

Noun

blastula (plural blastulas or blastulae)

  1. (embryology) An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.

Translations

Further reading

  • blastula in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • blastula in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • blastula at OneLook Dictionary Search

Finnish

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Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: blas‧tu‧la

Noun

blastula

  1. (embryology) blastula

Declension

Inflection of blastula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative blastula blastulat
genitive blastulan blastuloiden
blastuloitten
partitive blastulaa blastuloita
illative blastulaan blastuloihin
singular plural
nominative blastula blastulat
accusative nom. blastula blastulat
gen. blastulan
genitive blastulan blastuloiden
blastuloitten
blastulainrare
partitive blastulaa blastuloita
inessive blastulassa blastuloissa
elative blastulasta blastuloista
illative blastulaan blastuloihin
adessive blastulalla blastuloilla
ablative blastulalta blastuloilta
allative blastulalle blastuloille
essive blastulana blastuloina
translative blastulaksi blastuloiksi
instructive — blastuloin
abessive blastulatta blastuloitta
comitative — blastuloineen

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • blastulaatio

French

Noun

blastula f (plural blastulas)

  1. blastula
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