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/meg'euh les"euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol.having a large amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.[1955-60; MEGA- + LECITHAL]
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megalecithal — Denoting an egg rich in yolk, as in bony fishes, reptiles, and birds. [mega + G. lekithos, yolk] * * * mega·lec·i·thal les ə thəl adj of an egg containing very large amounts of yolk * * * mega·lec·i·thal (meg″ə lesґĭ thəl)… … Medical dictionary
megalecithal — adj. having a large amount of yolk (in an egg, etc.) (Embryology) … English contemporary dictionary
megalecithal — mega·lecithal … English syllables
megalecithal — |megə+ adjective Etymology: mega + lecithal of an egg : containing very large amounts of yolk : telolecithal, centrolecithal * * * /meg euh les euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol. having a large amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova. [1955 60; MEGA +… … Useful english dictionary
animal development — Introduction the processes that lead eventually to the formation of a new animal starting from cells derived from one or more parent individuals. Development thus occurs following the process by which a new generation of organisms is produced by … Universalium
macrolecithal — |makrō+ adjective Etymology: macr + lecithal : megalecithal * * * /mak roh les euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol. megalecithal. [MACRO + LECITHAL] … Useful english dictionary
macrolecithal — /mak roh les euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol. megalecithal. [MACRO + LECITHAL] * * * … Universalium
macrolecithal — mac·ro·lec·i·thal les i thəl adj MEGALECITHAL * * * mac·ro·lec·i·thal (mak″ro lesґĭ thəl) [macro + lecithal] having a large amount of yolk, such as the eggs of fish, birds, reptiles, and monotremes … Medical dictionary
