Gastrovascular :: Gastrovascular (a.) Having the structure, or performing the functions, both of digestive and circulatory organs; as, the gastrovascular cavity of c/lenterates..

Gastrula :: Gastrula (n.) An embryonic form having its origin in the invagination or pushing in of the wall of the planula or blastula (the blastosphere) on one side, thus giving rise to a double-walled sac, with one opening or mouth (the blastopore) which leads into the cavity (the archenteron) lined by the inner wall (the hypoblast). See Illust. under Invagination. In a more general sense, an ideal stage in embryonic development. See Gastraea..

Gastrula :: Gastrula (a.) Of or pertaining to a gastrula.

Gastrulae :: Gastrulae (pl. ) of Gastrul.

Gastrulation :: Gastrulation (n.) The process of invagination, in embryonic development, by which a gastrula is formed..

Gastrura :: Gastrura (n. pl.) See Stomatopoda.

Gastrurous :: Gastrurous (a.) Pertaining to the Gastrura.

Hepatogastric :: Hepatogastric (a.) See Gastrohepatic.

Hypogastric :: Hypogastric (a.) Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium or the hypogastric region.

Hypogastrium :: Hypogastrium (n.) The lower part of the abdomen.

Mesogastric :: Mesogastric (a.) Of or pertaining to the middle region of the abdomen, or of the stomach..

Mesogastric :: Mesogastric (a.) Of or pertaining to the mesogaster.

Mesogastric :: Mesogastric (a.) Of or pertaining to the middle gastric lobe of the carapace of a crab.

Mesogastrium :: Mesogastrium (n.) The umbilical region.

Mesogastrium :: Mesogastrium (n.) The mesogaster.

Metagastric :: Metagastric (a.) Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.

Monogastric :: Monogastric (a.) Having but a single stomach.

Perigastric :: Perigastric (a.) Surrounding the stomach; -- applied to the body cavity of Bryozoa and various other Invertebrata.

Pneumogastric :: Pneumogastric (a.) Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach.

Pneumogastric :: Pneumogastric (n.) The pneumogastric nerve.

Polygastrian :: Polygastrian (n.) One of the Polygastrica.

Polygastric :: Polygastric (a.) Having several bellies; -- applied to muscles which are made up of several bellies separated by short tendons.

Polygastric :: Polygastric (a.) Pertaining to the Polygastrica.

Polygastric :: Polygastric (n.) One of the Polygastrica.

Polygastrica :: Polygastrica (n. pl.) The Infusoria.

Solenogastra :: Solenogastra (n. pl.) An order of lowly organized Mollusca belonging to the Isopleura. A narrow groove takes the place of the foot of other gastropods.

Stomatogastric :: Stomatode (n.) One of the Stomatoda.

Trigastric :: Trigastric (a.) Having three bellies; -- said of a muscle.

Urogastric :: Urogastric (a.) Behind the stomach; -- said of two lobes of the carapace of certain crustaceans.

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