area vasculosa

American

[vas-kyuh-loh-suh] / ˌvæs kyəˈloʊ sə /

noun

Embryology.

that part of the area opaca in which the blood cells and vessels are formed.

Etymology

Origin of area vasculosa

From New Latin; see origin at area, vasculum, -ose ¹

Example Sentences

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Blood, it may be mentioned, first appears in the area vasculosa, the outer portion of the area opaca.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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