Definition of Blastodisc

1. Noun. A layer of cells on the inside of the blastula.

Exact synonyms: Blastoderm, Germinal Area, Germinal Disc
Generic synonyms: Layer
Derivative terms: Blastodermatic, Blastodermic

Definition of Blastodisc

1. Noun. (alternative form of blastodisk) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blastodisc

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blastodisc

blastocystis hominis
blastocystis infections
blastocysts
blastocyte
blastocytes
blastocytoma
blastoderm
blastodermal
blastodermatic
blastodermic
blastodermic disk
blastodermic ectoderm
blastodermic layers
blastodermic vesicle
blastoderms
blastodisc (current term)
blastodiscs
blastodisk
blastoff
blastoffs
blastogenesis
blastogenetic
blastogenic
blastoid
blastoidea
blastoids
blastolysis
blastolytic
blastoma
blastomas

Literary usage of Blastodisc

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Early Embryology of the Chick by Bradley Merrill Patten (1920)
"The diagrams represent surface views of the blastodisc and an area of the surrounding yolk, the shell and albumen having been removed. ..."

2. Report of Meeting by ANZAAS, ANZAAS. (1890)
"The blastodisc and the Process of Segmentation. The blastodisc makes its appearance a little on one side (the upper) of the future ectodermal pole of the ..."

3. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1900)
"broad end and the shell picked off bit by bit with forceps until the blastodisc is. exposed. Open the egg in normal salt solution (.75 per cent. ..."

4. Investigations representing the departments by University of Chicago, E.F. Young, John Dewey (1903)
"37, 3S; the former is taken from the margin of the blastodisc, while the ... The blastodisc is now in general two layers of cells deep, although some of the ..."

5. Investigations Representing the Departments: Zoölogy, Anatomy, Physiology by University of Chicago (1903)
"The plane of the dividing nuclei is indicated in the figure ; it will be observed that these nuclei lie well up toward the surface of the blastodisc. ..."

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