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  • 101vacuole — n. a space within the cytoplasm of a cell, formed by infolding of the cell membrane, that contains material taken in by the cell. White blood cells form vacuoles when they surround and digest bacteria and other foreign material …

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  • 102otocyst — o•to•cyst [[t]ˈoʊ tə sɪst[/t]] n. 1) zool. statocyst 2) dvl one of a pair of pouches that form in the front part of the embryo by the infolding of a thickened area of ectoderm • Etymology: 1875–80 o to•cys′tic, adj …

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  • 103biological process — noun a process occurring in living organisms • Syn: ↑organic process • Hypernyms: ↑process, ↑physical process • Hyponyms: ↑adaptation, ↑adaption, ↑adj …

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  • 104hindgut — noun the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos • Hypernyms: ↑internal organ, ↑viscus • Part Holonyms: ↑intestine, ↑bowel, ↑gut * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1 …

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  • 105introversion — noun 1. the condition of being folded inward or sheathed • Syn: ↑invagination • Derivationally related forms: ↑introvert, ↑invaginate (for: ↑invagination) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 106invagination — noun 1. the condition of being folded inward or sheathed • Syn: ↑introversion • Derivationally related forms: ↑introvert (for: ↑introversion), ↑invaginate • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 107organic process — noun a process occurring in living organisms • Syn: ↑biological process • Hypernyms: ↑process, ↑physical process • Hyponyms: ↑adaptation, ↑adaption, ↑ …

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  • 108amniocardiac vesicle — |amnē(ˌ)ō| noun : one of the paired infolding portions of the vertebrate embryonic coelom that give rise to the pericardial cavity …

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