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blastopore

[ blas-tuh-pawr, -pohr ]
/ ˈblæs təˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr /
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noun Embryology.

the opening of an archenteron.

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Origin of blastopore

1875–80; blasto- + -pore passage; see pore2

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-/, adjective

Words nearby blastopore

blastoma, blastomere, blastomycete, blastomycosis, blastopor, blastopore, blastosphere, blastospore, blastostyle, blastula, blastulation
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Medical definitions for blastopore

blastopore
[ blăs′tə-pôr′ ]

n.

The opening into the archenteron formed by the invagination of the blastula to form a gastrula.

Other words from blastopore

blas′to•por′ic null adj.
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