Germinal

(jer'-min-al). Pertaining to a germ or the genesis of a ti ue or organ. G. Area, the Area germinativa, or embryonal shield, a white round spot upon one side of the vitelline membrane in which the blastoderm becomes double. G. Disc. See Disc. G. Matter. See Protoplasm . G. Membrane, the blastoderm. G. Spot, the nucleolus of the ovule. G. Vesicle; (a) the blastosphere or Dia blastodermic vesicle; (b) a lacuna in the substance of e germ; (c) the imperfectly formed germ-cell in the bryo-sac previous to fertilization. Cf. Gastrocystis ., ern n e (jer-min-a' -shun). In biology, the development of an embryo from the ovum. Sprouting of a seed or spore. I Germule. An incipient Gerocomia, or Gerocomy. The hygerm. gienic and medical care of old people.