vitelline

English

Etymology

From Latin vitellinus.

Adjective

vitelline (comparative more vitelline, superlative most vitelline)

1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the yolk of an egg.

Derived terms

• choriovitelline
• intravitelline
• perivitelline
• vitelline artery
• vitelline diverticulum
• vitelline duct
• vitelline membrane
• vitelline vessel

 

Noun

vitelline (plural vitellines)

1. (anatomy) A terminal branch of any of the main arteries connecting the aorta to the yolk sac.

French

Adjective

vitelline (plural vitellines)

1. vitelline

Further reading

• “vitelline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Adjective

vitelline

1. feminine plural of vitellino

Latin

Adjective

vitellīne

1. vocative masculine singular of vitellīnus