vitelline
English
Etymology
From Latin vitellinus.
Adjective
vitelline (comparative more vitelline, superlative most vitelline)
- 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)
- (anatomy) A terminal branch of any of the main arteries connecting the aorta to the yolk sac.
French
Adjective
vitelline (plural vitellines)
- vitelline
Further reading
- “vitelline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Adjective
vitelline
- feminine plural of vitellino
Latin
Adjective
vitellīne
- vocative masculine singular of vitellīnus