blastopore /blas·to·pore/ (blas´to-por) the opening of the archenteron to the exterior of the embryo at the gastrula stage.
blastopore
blas·to·pore (bl s t -pôr )n. The opening into the archenteron formed by the invagination of the blastula to form a gastrula. blas to·poric, blasto·poral (-pôrl) adj. |
blastopore
[blas′təpôr]
Etymology: Gk, blastos + poros, opening
(in embryology) the opening into the archenteron made by invagination of the blastula.
blastopore
the opening of the archenteron to the exterior of the embryo at the gastrula stage. Called also archistome, anus of Rusconi.
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