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Definition of Germinal disc
1. Noun. A layer of cells on the inside of the blastula.
Generic synonyms: Layer
Derivative terms: Blastodermatic, Blastodermic
Definition of Germinal disc
1. Noun. (biology) (alternative form of germinal disk) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Germinal Disc
Literary usage of Germinal disc
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"... or germinal disc of the bird's ecg. This process is essentially one of
cell-division, but it is also in some measure one of cell-formation. ..."
2. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1876)
"Section through the germinal disc of a ripe ovarian ovum of the Skate. gv.
germinal vesicle ... Two furrows of the same germinal disc more highly magnified. ..."
3. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology by Francis Maitland Balfour (1885)
"In this case the germinal disc is sharply separated from the yolk. ... In these
cases we find adjoining the germinal disc a finely granular material ..."
4. The Development of the Chick: An Introduction to Embryology by Frank Rattray Lillie (1908)
"At the time of the first cleavage the germinal disc is round in surface view and
... In section, the germinal disc is biconvex, but the outer surface which ..."
5. Vertebrate Embryology: A Text-book for Students and Practitioners by Arthur Milnes Marshall (1893)
"Stages in the segmentation of the germinal disc of the Hen's Egg. x 10. (After
Coste and Duval.) FIG. 7. ..."
6. The Elements of Embryology by Michael Foster, Francis Maitland Balfour (1883)
"6. follicular epithelium, at the surface of which nearest the ovum lies the
vitelline membrane, c. granular material of the germinal disc, which becomes ..."