gastrulation
[ gas-troo-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌgæs trʊˈleɪ ʃən /
noun Embryology.
the formation of a gastrula.
any process, as invagination, by which a blastula or other form of embryo is converted into a gastrula.
Origin of gastrulation
First recorded in 1875–80;
gastrulate +
-ion
Words nearby gastrulation
gastrotrich,
gastrotropic,
gastrovascular,
gastrula,
gastrulate,
gastrulation,
gasworks,
gat,
gat-toothed,
gata,
gate
Example sentences from the Web for gastrulation
It is desirable only further to explain that gastrulation does not take place in all the Metazoa after exactly the same plan.
Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) |George John RomanesThe conditions of gastrulation and of the formation of the germinal layers are similar.
The Biological Problem of To-day |Oscar Hertwig
British Dictionary definitions for gastrulation
gastrulation
/ (ˌɡæstrʊˈleɪʃən) /
noun
embryol
the process in which a gastrula is formed from a blastula by the inward migration of cells
Medical definitions for gastrulation
gastrulation
[ găs′trə-lā′shən ]
n.
Transformation of the blastula into the gastrula.