discoidal cleavage

noun

: meroblastic cleavage in which a disk of cells is produced at the animal pole of the zygote (as in bird eggs)

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

discoidal cleavage

noun

: meroblastic cleavage in which a disk of cells is produced at the animal pole of the zygote (as in bird eggs)