blastokinesis
1blastokinesis — n. [Gr. blastos, bud; kinesis, movement] Displacements, rotations and revolutions of an embryo within an egg …
2blastokinesis — blas·to·kinesis …
3blastokinesis — …
4anatrepsis — n. [Gr. anatrepein, to turn over] 1. Increase of movement during blastokinesis. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In blastokinesis, a term used to describe the movement of the embryo inside the egg from one pole to another; refers to different activities… …
5katatrepsis — n. [Gr. kata, down; trepein, to turn] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In blastokinesis, the movement of the embryo inside the egg from one pole to another. 2. Refers to different activities in different groups of insects, i.e., dorsal to ventral,… …
6blastokinetic — adjective see blastokinesis …