vitellarium

English

Etymology

Derived from New Latin, from vitellus (“yolk”) + -ārium (prefix: place associated with). By surface analysis, vitello- +‎ -arium. See also English vitellus.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.əm/, /ˌvaɪ-/, /-tə-/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛ.ɹi.əm/, /ˌvaɪ-/, /-tə-/
  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəm
  • Hyphenation: vi‧tel‧lar‧i‧um

Noun

vitellarium (plural vitellariums or vitellaria)

  1. A type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.
    • 1988, K. G. Adiyodi, Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates, Accessory Sex Glands, page 41:
      In the hymenolepid cestode Fimbriaria fasciolaris, the vitellaria and uterus are continuous throughout the strobila.
    • 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      Germarium and vitellarium are distinct and the latter contains one or two small, immature basal oocytes.
    • 2025 February 24, McAfee, Alison, Marshall, Katie, et al., , “Virus infection of honey bee queens alters lipid profiles and indirectly suppresses a retinue pheromone component via reducing ovary mass”, in bioRxiv‎[2], →DOI, retrieved 25 April 2025:
      The abundance of these proteins in the independent ovary section dataset were assessed using linear mixed models to compare abundance in ovary sections (four levels: germarium, early vitellariums, late vitellarium, and germarium).
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