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area pellucida

[puh-loo-si-duh]

noun

Embryology.
  1. the translucent central area of the blastoderm of birds and reptiles within which the embryo develops.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of area pellucida1

From New Latin
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Example Sentences

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Area pellucida about the twenty-first hour.

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Area pellucida about the sixteenth hour.

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