Definition of Vitellogenesis

1. Noun. yolk deposition; the process of yolk formation via nutrients being deposited in the oocyte, or female germ cell involved in reproduction ¹

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Definition of Vitellogenesis

1. [n -GENESES]

Medical Definition of Vitellogenesis

1. The production and storage of yolk in the oocyte which is usually initiated after the first meiotic division. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vitellogenesis

vitelline cord
vitelline duct
vitelline fistula
vitelline layer of egg
vitelline membrane
vitelline reservoir
vitelline sac
vitelline vein
vitelline vessels
vitellines
vitellins
vitelliruptive degeneration
vitellogene
vitellogenes
vitellogeneses
vitellogenesis (current term)
vitellogenetic
vitellogenic carboxypeptidase
vitellogenin
vitellogenins
vitellointestinal cyst
vitellolutein
vitellorubin
vitellose
vitellus ovi
vitelluses
vitesse
vitesses
vitex

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