yolk stalk
noun
a tubular connection between the yolk sac and the embryonic gut in the developing embryo.
Origin of yolk stalk
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby yolk stalk
yolande,
yoldring,
yolk,
yolk membrane,
yolk sac,
yolk stalk,
yolk-sac tumor,
yolo,
yom kippur,
yom kippur war,
yom tov
Example sentences from the Web for yolk stalk
In the region of the yolk-stalk it is somewhat enlarged and ends in a blind sac like a caecum.
Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator |Albert M. Reese
Medical definitions for yolk stalk
yolk stalk
n.
A narrow ductlike part that connects the yolk sac to the middle of the digestive tract of an embryo.
omphalomesenteric duct