Emboly
[em-buh-lee] /ˈɛm bə li/
noun, plural embolies. Embryology.
1.
the pushing or growth of one part into another, as in the formation of certain gastrulas.
/ˈɛmbəlɪ/
noun (pl) -lies
1.
another name for invagination (sense 3)
emboly em·bo·ly (ěm’bə-lē)
n.
The formation of a gastrula from a blastula by invagination.
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