Definitions for: Gastrulation

[n] the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells

Webster (1913) Definition: Gas`tru*la"tion (g[a^]s`tr[.u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
(Biol.)
The process of invagination, in embryonic development, by
which a gastrula is formed.

See Also: biological process, development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, organic process

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