emboly
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em·bo·ly
(ĕm′bə-lē)n. pl. em·bo·lies
The formation of a gastrula from a blastula by invagination.
[Greek embolē, insertion, from emballein, to insert; see emblem.]
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emboly
(ˈɛmbəlɪ)n, pl -lies
(Biology) another name for invagination3
[C19: from Greek embolē an insertion, from emballein to throw in; see emblem]
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