isolecithal

isolecithal [ahy-suh-les-uh-thuh l] Word Origin adjective Embryology.

1. homolecithal.

Origin of isolecithal First recorded in 1925–30; iso- + lecithal British Dictionary definitions for isolecithal isolecithal adjective

1. (of the ova of mammals and certain other vertebrates) having an evenly distributed yolkCompare heterolecithal

isolecithal in Medicine isolecithal [ī′sə-lĕs′ə-thəl] adj.

1. Having the yolk evenly distributed throughout the egg.