blastopore
[ blas-tuh-pawr, -pohr ]
nounEmbryology.
the opening of an archenteron.
Origin of blastopore
1Other 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
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How to use blastopore in a sentence
In other words, the position of the blastopore in the Selachian is not the same as in the Frog.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourIt is hardly possible to help believing that the blastopore primitively represented a mouth.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourIn Osseous Fishes the blastopore undergoes a similar change of position.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourIn the caudal region the medullary folds spread out and enclose between them the blastopore, behind which they soon meet again.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe mesoblast grows out from the lip of the blastopore as four masses.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
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