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Delamination
Pronunciation : De*lam`i*na"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Formation and separation of lamin? or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated.
Note: This process consists of a concentric splitting of the cells of the blastosphere into an outer layer (epiblast) and an inner layer (hypoblast). By the perforation of the resultant two-walled vesicle, a gastrula results similar to that formed by the process of invagination.
(Biol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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