vitelline
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the egg yolk.
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having a yellow color resembling that of an egg yolk.
adjective
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of or relating to the yolk of an egg
the vitelline gland
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having the yellow colour of an egg yolk
Etymology
Origin of vitelline
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word vitellīnus. See vitellus, -ine 1
Example Sentences
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While this division is in process, the divided parts arrange themselves orderly about the inner surface of the vitelline or yolk membrane, with the minute microscopic spaces between filled with a transparent fluid.
From What a Young Husband Ought to Know by Stall, Sylvanus
On the floor of the open belly lie, between the protovertebrae, the primitive aortas, from which five pairs of vitelline arteries are given off.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
Heart of a rabbit-embryo, from behind, a vitelline veins, b auricles of the heart, c atrium, d ventricle, e arterial bulb, f base of the three pairs of arterial arches.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
This coagulation forms the vitelline membrane, which prevents the entry of other spermatozoids.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste
Thus, the secondary, allantoic circulation gradually takes the place of the original vitelline circulation.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
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