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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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 Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
Oölemma: the cell wall of an egg: see vitelline membrane.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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
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
They are called vitelline, or, frequently, omphalo-mesenteric, veins.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
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