Blastulation

/ˌblæstjəˈleɪʃən/ noun

The process of forming a blastula during embryonic development; the stage when cells divide and reorganize into a hollow sphere.

From blastula + '-ation' (suffix indicating a process). Created in embryology to describe this specific developmental transformation.

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