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area pellucida

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[puh-loo-si-duh] / pəˈlu sɪ də /

noun

Embryology.

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

Etymology

Origin of area pellucida

From New Latin

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