vitellus
Americannoun
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vitelluses
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of vitellus
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1720–30
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The vitellus and the membrane of the egg enlarge with the embryo and absorb by endosmosis the nutritive matter necessary for the latter, contained in the maternal blood.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
Within the shell the animal portion of the egg is found; which consists of a viscous, colorless liquid called albumen, or the white, and a yellow globular mass called the vitellus, or yolk.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various
Thus, in Fishes, the first changes consist in the segmentation of the vitellus and the formation of a germ, processes which are common to all classes of animals.
From Facts and Arguments for Darwin by Fritz Muller
Up to this point the vitellus of the egg, nourished by endosmosis through its membranes, had sufficed for the nutrition of the still very small embryo.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
Vitelligenous: producing the vitellus or yolk: said of certain cells in the ovaries, believed to have that function.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
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