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Definition of Gastrulation

1. Noun. The process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells.

Definition of Gastrulation

1. n. The process of invagination, in embryonic development, by which a gastrula is formed.

Definition of Gastrulation

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Medical Definition of Gastrulation

1. During embryonic development of most animals a complex and co-ordinated series of cellular movements occurs at the end of cleavage. The details of these movements, gastrulation, vary from species to species, but usually result in the formation of the three primary germ layers, ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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