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Webster 1913 Edition


centrolecithal

cenˊtro-lec′i-thal

(sĕnˊtrō̍-lĕs′ĭ-thal)
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Adj.
[Gr.
κέντρον
center +
λέκιθοσ
yolk of an egg.]
(Biol.)
Having the food yolk placed at the center of the ovum, segmentation being either regular or unequal.
Balfour.