ectolecithal [
,ektəu'lesiθəl]
[医] 外黄的
Ectolecithal \Ec`to*lec"i*thal\, a. [Ecto- + Gr. ? the yolk of
an egg.] (Biol.)
Having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in
a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to
the center of the egg; as, ectolecithal ova.