CHALAZA


Meaning of CHALAZA in English

[ kə'leɪzə ]

■ noun ( plural ~e -zi: ) Zoology (in a bird's egg) each of two twisted membranous strips joining the yolk to the ends of the shell.

Derivatives

~l adjective

Origin

C18: mod. L., from Gk khalaza 'small knot'.

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