Definition of Delamination

1. n. Formation and separation of laminæ or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated.

Definition of Delamination

1. Noun. The separation of the layers of a laminar composite material as a result of repeated stress, or failure of the adhesive ¹

2. Noun. (biology) The formation of a gastrula by the splitting of the blastoderm ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Delamination

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Medical Definition of Delamination

1. Formation and separation of laminae or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated. This process consists of a concentric splitting of the cells of the blastosphere into an outer layer (epiblast) and an inner layer (hypoblast). By the perforation of the resultant two-walled vesicle, a gastrula results similar to that formed by the process of invagination. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Delamination

delaceration
delacerations
delactation
delafossite
delafossites
delaine
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delaminate
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delapidate
delapidated
delapse
delapsed
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delapsion
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Literary usage of Delamination

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1892)
"The matter of differentiation of the germ layers is more important. Until recently delamination was believed to be confined to the ..."

2. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1880)
"The first type of delamination is found in the Cerato- ... A. Stage at the commencement of the delamination ; the dotted lines show the course of the next ..."

3. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology by Francis Maitland Balfour (1885)
"process by which they originate is known as delamination. The central cavity or archenteron (F) is in the case of delamination the original segmentation ..."

4. A Text-book of Invertebrate Morphology by James Playfair McMurrich (1896)
"This process is known as delamination (Fig. 26, A). A third method also exists, occurring like delamination in its most typical form among the lower Metazoa ..."

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