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blastula vs blastocyst

blastocyst vs blastula

blastula and blastocyst both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blastula Yes No No No
blastocyst Yes No No No
As nouns, blastocyst is a hyponym of blastula; that is, blastocyst is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blastula:
  • blastula: early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs
  • blastocyst: the blastula of a placental mammal in which some differentiation of cells has occurred
Other hyponyms of blastula include blastodermic vessicle.
blastula (noun) blastocyst (noun)
early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs the blastula of a placental mammal in which some differentiation of cells has occurred
Difference between blastula and blastocyst

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