blastosphere

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Such a sphere is called a blastosphere, and may be regarded as a spherical mass of protoplasm, of which the central portion is so much vacuolated that it seems to consist entirely of fluid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

The cavity of the blastosphere, or segmentation cavity.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

In this process a portion of the blastosphere wall is the tucked into the rest, as indicated by the arrow, so that a two-layered sack is formed.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

The blastosphere, growing beyond its limits, folds into a cup-shaped organism.

From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Hertwig, Oscar

We naturally assume, from what we have learnt, that the next stages will be the formation of a hollow blastosphere, invagination, a gastrula forming mesoblast by hollow outgrowths from the archenteron, and so on.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)