Blastocoel

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  blastocoel \blastocoel\, Blastocoele \Blas"to*c[oe]le\
  blastocoele \blastocoele\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + koi^los
     hollow.] (Biol.)
     The cavity inside a blastula; -- also called {segmentation
     cavity}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blastocoel
       n : the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula [syn: {blastocoele},
            {blastocele}, {segmentation cavity}, {cleavage cavity}]