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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
blastula
 
SYLLABICATION:blas·tu·la
PRONUNCIATION:  blsch-l
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. blas·tu·las or blas·tu·lae (-l)
An early embryonic form produced by cleavage of a fertilized ovum and consisting of a spherical layer of cells surrounding a fluid-filled cavity. Also called blastosphere.
ETYMOLOGY:New Latin : from Greek blastos, bud + Latin -ula, feminine diminutive suffix.
OTHER FORMS:blastu·lar —ADJECTIVE
blastu·lation (-lshn) —NOUN
 
 
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