Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounearly stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs
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Origin
- Ancient Greekβλαστός“a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”
- New Latinblastula
- Englishblastula
From New Latin blastula, diminutive of Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνω (blastánō, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).
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Catalan blàstula
- blàstulaan early form in the development of an embryo
Finnish blastula
- blastulaan early form in the development of an embryo
French blastula
- blastulaan early form in the development of an embryo
Irish blastúl
- blastúlan early form in the development of an embryo
Italian blastula
- blastulaan early form in the development of an embryo
Japanese 胞胚
- 胞胚 (hōhai)an early form in the development of an embryo
Polish blastula
- blastulaan early form in the development of an embryo
Portuguese blástula
- blástulaan early form in the development of an embryo
Spanish blástula
- blástulaan early form in the development of an embryo
Turkish blastula
- blastulaan early form in the development of an embryo
Cite this entry
blastula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastula
“blastula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastula. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blastula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastula.
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