vitellogenesis
[vi-tel-oh-jen-uh-sis, vahy-]
noun Embryology.
the process by which the yolk is formed and accumulated in the ovum.
Nearby words
- vitellin,
- vitelline,
- vitelline membrane,
- vitelline pole,
- vitelline vessel,
- vitellogenic,
- vitellointestinal cyst,
- vitellus,
- viti levu,
- vitiable
Origin of vitellogenesis
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