vitelline membrane
n.1. An extracellular coat that surrounds the egg in invertebrates and most nonmammalian vertebrates. Also called vitelline envelope.
2. The zona pellucida.
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vitelline membrane
(vɪˈtɛlɪn; -aɪn) n (Zoology) zoology a membrane that surrounds a fertilized ovum and prevents the entry of other spermatozoa
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vitel′line mem′brane
n. the membrane surrounding an egg yolk.
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