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Definition of: vitelline
(vi·tel′in, vī-) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to the food yolk, of an egg.
2. Of a dull yellow, approaching red; of the color of the yolk of eggs.
—noun The yolk of an egg. [<Med. L vitellinus <L vitellus VITELLUS]
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