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gastrulation

gast·ru·la·tion

US/ˌɡæstrʌˈleɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From German Gastrulation, coined by Ernst Haeckel in his 1872 work "Biology of Calcareous Sponges" (see also gastrula).

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