Germinal disc

Germinal disc

The Germinal Disc is a small, circular, white spot (approximately 2-3 mm across) on the surface of the yellow yolk of an egg that has been laid. The nucleus of the egg is in the blastodisc.


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  • germinal disc — noun a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula • Syn: ↑blastoderm, ↑blastodisc, ↑germinal area • Derivationally related forms: ↑blastodermic (for: ↑blastoderm), ↑blastodermatic …   Useful english dictionary

  • germinal disc — see germ band …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • germinal disc — /dʒɜmənəl ˈdɪsk/ (say jermuhnuhl disk) noun → blastodisc …  

  • Disc — (d[i^]sk), n. [See {Disk}, {Dish}.] A flat round plate; (Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal disc, etc. Same as {Disk}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • germinal area — noun a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula • Syn: ↑blastoderm, ↑germinal disc, ↑blastodisc • Derivationally related forms: ↑blastodermic (for: ↑blastoderm), ↑blastodermatic …   Useful english dictionary

  • disc — Disk Disk (d[i^]sk), n. [L. discus, Gr. di skos. See {Dish}.] [Written also {disc}.] 1. A discus; a quoit. [1913 Webster] Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • germinal area — embryonic disc …   Medical dictionary

  • embryonic disc — the early embryo before the formation of somite. It is a flat disc of tissue bounded dorsally by the amniotic cavity and ventrally by the yolk sac. The formation of the primitive streak and archenteron in the embryonic disc determines the… …   Medical dictionary

  • germ disc — noun : germinal disc …   Useful english dictionary

  • Francoise - Germinal — Françoise (album) Françoise Album par Françoise Hardy Sortie 1970 Enregistrement Paris  France Studio Pye …   Wikipédia en Français

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