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
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These vessels naturally atrophy with the degeneration of the umbilical vesicle, and the vitelline circulation is replaced by a second, that of the allantois.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
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 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
Now, the human ovum or egg consists of a vitellus or yolk, which is covered by a similar membrane, known as the vitelline.
From What a Young Husband Ought to Know by Sylvanus Stall
Incomplete closure of the vitelline duct results in the presence of a diverticulum—Meckel’s—generally connected with the ileum, mainly important by reason of the readiness with which it occasions intestinal obstruction.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
The only membrane enclosing the individual eggs is the vitelline membrane.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
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