n., pl., -i·ums, or -i·a (-ē-ə).
A group of glands that secrete yolk around the egg in those invertebrates, such as worms, whose eggs do not contain yolk.
[New Latin, from Latin vitellus, egg yolk. See vitellus.]
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vi·tel·lar·i·um (vīt'l-âr'ē-əm, vĭt'-)
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[New Latin, from Latin vitellus, egg yolk. See vitellus.]
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A gland which forms yolk.
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