BLASTOCOELE - Definition

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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula

	Synonyms:	blastocele, blastocoel, cleavage cavity, segmentation cavity

	See Also:	blastodermic vesicle, blastula, bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Blas"to*c[oe]le\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + koi^los hollow.] (Biol.) The cavity of the blastosphere, or segmentation cavity.