Chalaza Definition
kə-lāzə, -lăzə
chalazae, chalaza
noun
Either of the spiral bands of dense albumen extending from the yolk toward the lining membrane at each end of a bird's egg and serving to keep the yolk suspended near the center of the albumen.
Webster's New World
The basal end of an ovule, opposite the micropyle, where the seed coats and the nucellus join.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Chalaza
Noun
Singular:
chalaza
Plural:
chalazaeOrigin of Chalaza
From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (chalaza, “hailstone, lump”).
From Wiktionary
Greek khalaza hard lump, hailstone
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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