Definition of Centrolecithal

1. a. Having the food yolk placed at the center of the ovum, segmentation being either regular or unequal.

Definition of Centrolecithal

1. Adjective. (biology) Having the yolk placed in the centre of the cytoplasm of the ovum. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Centrolecithal

1. Denoting an ovum in which the deutoplasm accumulates centrally. Origin: centro-+ G. Lekithos, yolk (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Centrolecithal

centro-
centroacinar cell
centrobaric
centroblast
centroblasts
centrocyte
centrocytes
centrode
centrodes
centroid
centroidal
centroiding
centroids
centrokinesia
centrokinetic
centrolecithal (current term)
centrolecithal egg
centrolecithal ovum
centrolinead
centrolineads
centrolineal
centromedian nucleus
centromere
centromere banding stain
centromeres
centromeric
centromeric index
centromeric sequence
centronuclear
centronuclear myopathy

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