|  blastula 
 
 early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum;
 a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells;
 during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs
 • Syn:
 blastosphere
 • Derivationally related forms:
 blastospheric (for: blastosphere), blastular
 • Hypernyms:
 embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg
 • Hyponyms:
 blastocyst, blastodermic vessicle
 • Part Meronyms:
 blastocoel, blastocoele, blastocele, segmentation cavity, cleavage cavity, trophoblast
 
 
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