blastopore
[ blas-tuh-pawr, -pohr ]
/ ˈblæs təˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr /
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noun Embryology.
the opening of an archenteron.
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OTHER WORDS FROM blastopore
blas·to·por·ic [blas-tuh-pawr-ik, -por-], /ˈblæs təˈpɔr ɪk, -ˈpɒr-/, blas·to·po·ral [blas-tuh-pawr-uhl, -pohr-], /ˌblæs təˈpɔr əl, -ˈpoʊr-/, adjectiveWords nearby blastopore
blastoma, blastomere, blastomycete, blastomycosis, blastopor, blastopore, blastosphere, blastospore, blastostyle, blastula, blastulation
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blastopore
[ blăs′tə-pôr′ ]
n.
The opening into the archenteron formed by the invagination of the blastula to form a gastrula.
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blas′to•por′ic null adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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