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chalaza

cha·laza

UK/kəˈleɪzə/ uncommon

noun

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2.

one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell

Origin

From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).

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