delamination
[ dee-lam-uh-ney-shuh n ]
/ diˌlæm əˈneɪ ʃən /
noun
a splitting apart into layers.
Embryology.
the separation of a primordial cell layer into two layers by a process of cell migration.
Origin of delamination
First recorded in 1875–80;
de- +
lamination
Words nearby delamination
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Example sentences from the Web for delamination
The two layers are as before the epiblast and hypoblast, and the process by which they originate is known as delamination.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) |Francis Maitland BalfourIn it cleavage gives rise to a solid mass, which divides by delamination into two layers, the ectoderm and endoderm.
It arises, however, by delamination from the ectoderm, the tube being a secondary acquisition.
Delamination is constant (with the doubtful exception of some Tubularid) amongst the Hydromedus and Siphonophora.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour
Medical definitions for delamination
delamination
[ dē-lăm′ə-nā′shən ]
n.
A splitting or separation into layers.
The splitting of the blastoderm into two layers of cells to form a gastrula.