vitelline

[ vi-tel-in, -een, vahy- ]
/ vɪˈtɛl ɪn, -in, vaɪ- /

adjective

of or relating to the egg yolk.
having a yellow color resembling that of an egg yolk.

Origin of vitelline

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word vitellīnus. See vitellus, -ine1

Words nearby vitelline

vitascope, vite, vitebsk, vitelliform degeneration, vitellin, vitelline, vitelline membrane, vitelline pole, vitelline vessel, vitellogenesis, vitellogenic

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British Dictionary definitions for vitelline

vitelline
/ (vɪˈtɛlɪn, -aɪn) /

adjective zoology

of or relating to the yolk of an egg the vitelline gland
having the yellow colour of an egg yolk

Word Origin for vitelline

C15: from Medieval Latin vitellīnus, from Latin vitellus the yolk of an egg; see vitellus

Medical definitions for vitelline

vitelline
[ vĭ-tĕl′ĭn, -ēn′, vī- ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or associated with the yolk of an egg.

n.

The yolk of an egg.