blastocoel

American  

[blas-tuh-seel] / ˈblæs təˌsil /

Or blastocoele

noun

Embryology.

1. the cavity of a blastula, arising in the course of cleavage.

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blastocoel British  

/ ˈblæstəʊˌsiːl /

noun

1. Also called: segmentation cavity.  embryol the cavity within a blastula

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blastocoel Scientific  

/ blăs′tə-sēl′ /

1. The fluid-filled, central cavity of a blastula.

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Other Word Forms

• blastocoelic adjective

Etymology

Origin of blastocoel

First recorded in 1875–80; blasto- + -coel ( def. )

Example Sentences

The embryonic stem cells and germ layers originate from the blastocoel present inside the blastula.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Blastocysts were each micromanipulated to insert roughly 12 individual mES cells into its blastocoel.

From Nature • Mar. 19, 2017

The ball of now tightly bound cells starts to secrete fluid and organize themselves around a fluid-filled cavity, the blastocoel.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

At by the mother, and view the stages of development of the what point in the movie does the blastocoel first appear? fetus throughout gestation.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The central part of the blastosphere is called the segmentation cavity or blastocoel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various