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

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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-lāshən ]

n.

Transformation of the blastula into the gastrula.