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PRONUNCIATION OF YOLK SAC

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YOLK SAC

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Yolk sac is a noun.
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WHAT DOES YOLK SAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Yolk sac

The 'yolk sac' is a membranous sac attached to an embryo, providing early nourishment in the form of yolk in bony fishes, sharks, reptiles, birds, and mammals. It functions as the developmental circulatory system of the human embryo, before internal circulation begins.

Definition of yolk sac in the English dictionary

The definition of yolk sac in the dictionary is the membranous sac that is attached to the ventral surface of the embryos of birds, reptiles, and some fishes and contains yolk. Other definition of yolk sac is the corresponding part in the embryo of mammals, which contains no yolk.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YOLK SAC

yokelish
yokemate
yoker
yoking
Yokohama
Yokosuka
Yokozuna
Yokozuni
yoldring
yolk
yolkless
yolky
yom
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur War
yom tov
Yomim Noro´im
yomp
yon
yond

WORDS THAT END LIKE YOLK SAC

ac
air sac
bac
Barsac
cardiac
corsac
cul-de-sac
culs-de-sac
embryo sac
Gay-Lussac
Isaac
lac
lilac
mac
ovisac
sac
sign of the zodiac
vac
vocal sac
zodiac

Synonyms and antonyms of yolk sac in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «yolk sac» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YOLK SAC

Find out the translation of yolk sac to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yolk sac from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yolk sac» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卵黄囊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

saco vitelino
570 millions of speakers

English

yolk sac
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जर्दी थैली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكيس المحي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

желточный мешок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saco vitelino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুসুম কোষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le sac vitellin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yolk sac
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dottersack
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

卵黄嚢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

난황
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yolk sac
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lòng đỏ túi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மஞ்சள் கரு சங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंड्याचा पिल्लाचा थर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yolk kesesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sacco vitellino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żółtko sac
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жовтковий мішок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sacul vitelin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεκιθικό σάκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dooiersak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gulesäcken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plommesekken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yolk sac

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YOLK SAC»

The term «yolk sac» is regularly used and occupies the 58.074 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YOLK SAC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yolk sac

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YOLK SAC»

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Donald School Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and ...
The third edition of Donald School Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology has been fully updated to present the most recent information on the role of ultrasound in the care of pregnant women.
Asim Kurjak, Frank A Chervenak, 2011
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Ultrasound Secrets
When does the yolk sac normally become visible? The yolk sac identified by ultrasound is actually the secondary yolk sac, which forms at 28 days, but is usually identified on the transvaginal scan at 5 weeks' gestation (mean gestational sac ...
‎2004
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Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology
The yolk sac is a 2- to 6-mm-diameter, spherical, cystic structure (Fig. 38.3) that is connected to the midgut of the embryo by a thin stalk, the vitelline duct. A Meckel di- verticulum is a remnant of the connection of the vitelline duct (also called the ...
William E. Brant, Clyde A. Helms, 2007
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Blaustein's Pathology of the Female Genital Tract
Yolk Sac Tumor Histogenesis Yolk sac tumor is a malignant germ cell neoplasm that is thought to arise from the undifferentiated and multipotential embryonal carcinoma by selective differentiation toward yolk sac or vitelline structures, in the  ...
Ancel Blaustein, Robert J. Kurman, 2002
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Handbook of Early Pregnancy Care
The failure to visualise a normal yolk sac is diagnostic of a definitively failed intrauterine gestation. A follow-up ultrasound scan or serial determination of hCG levels in such a case is unnecessary and inappropriate. When should you see a  ...
Thomas H. Bourne, George Condous, 2006
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An Atlas of the Human Embryo and Fetus: A Photographic ...
Unique micrographs are presented illustrating the disintegration of the primary yolk sac and closing of the secondary yolk sac. The black and white photographs of unsectioned human bilaminar and trilaminar embryos are the first of their kind.
Jan E. Jirasek, 2000
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Avian Growth and Development: Evolution Within the ...
Schematic drawings of domestic chicken embryo, the extraembryonic membranes, and the yolk sac, (a) after 4 days of incubation, (b) after 6 days. 1 indicates eggschell; 2, inner and outer eggshell membranes; 3, air space; 4, yolk; 5, yolk sac ...
J. Matthias Starck, Robert E. Ricklefs, 1998
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Avery's Diseases of the Newborn
Primitive progenitor cells first develop exclusively in the yolk sac, followed by the rise of definitive progenitors, also in the yolk sac (Palis et al, 1999). Another source of the early definitive progenitors is along the ventral aspect of the embryonic ...
H. William Taeusch, Roberta A. Ballard, Christine A. Gleason, 2005
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Pregnancy at Risk Current Concepts, (FOGSI)
Within the blastocyst, the inner cell layer gives rise to the amnion, embryonic yolk sac, embryo and umbilical cord. During the fourth menstrual week, a bilaminar embryonic disc has formed along one edge of the blastocyst, with fluid-filled ...
Krishna, 2001
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Developmental Toxicology
Yolk Sac Placenta In rodents, the yolk sac placenta assumes different forms and contributes special functions throughout gestation, whereas for the human, the yolk sac is assumed to be vestigial after the first trimester. Human Yolk Sac ...
CaroleAKimmel, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YOLK SAC»

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Avoiding overheating day-old chicks
Smaller chicks with larger, non-absorbed yolk sacs are an indication chicks have been overheated. The yolk sac is the life blood of the chick at the beginning of ... «WorldPoultry.net, May 15»
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Origin of Macrophages Paves the Way for Better Therapeutic Design …
They have also identified two distinct progenitors that adult tissue macrophages (MF) arise from – the yolk sac macrophage and fetal monocyte. This contradicts ... «Biotechin.Asia, May 15»
3
AIPMT question paper has 3 errors: Experts
According to experts, who have taken the reference from 'Text Book of Medical Physiology' by Guyton and Hall, Erythropoiesis starts earliest in yolk sac, which is ... «Times of India, May 15»
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Paw Paw sixth graders release salmon into Paw Paw River this …
When the sac fry began swimming up the tank and absorbed their yolk sac, the students took responsibility for feeding the fish. "The 'Salmon in the Classroom' ... «MLive.com, Apr 15»
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Zebrafish research tests safer, less toxic cancer therapies
The process involves microinjecting a patient's tumor cells into the yolk sac of a 48-hour-old zebrafish embryo. As the zebrafish continues its natural growth, the ... «Medical Xpress, Apr 15»
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Microglia – Part 1, Definitions and Developmental Progression
These tissue-resident macrophages derive from a developmental organ known as the yolk sac (most anatomists might call it an umbilical vesicle now), which is ... «Brain Blogger, Apr 15»
7
Looking for the big sting
After the young consume the yolk sac, the mother secretes a protein and fatty acid-rich liquid called histotroph or uterine milk to nourish the young rays until birth. «Louisiana Sportsman, Apr 15»
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How does a chick breathe in the egg?
Look at the developing embryo of any reptile, bird or mammal, and you'll find a yolk sac and an allantois. Both make perfect sense in the egg-laying reptiles and ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Pregnancy month by month: First month of your pregnancy
During the fourth week of your pregnancy your embryo is a two layered structure comprising the amnion sac and yolk sac. The amnion sac later gets filled with ... «TheHealthSite, Feb 15»
10
Community nonprofit raises money for 'wicked good causes'
The answer was Stage IV germ cell yolk sac cancer. It had spread from Alison's tailbone and was already attacking her lungs, liver and lymph nodes by the time ... «Wicked Local Hanover, Feb 15»

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