Definitions for "Vitelline"
Keywords:  vitellus, yolk, sac, egg, celsus
Of or pertaining to the yolk of eggs; as, the vitelline membrane, a smooth, transparent membrane surrounding the vitellus.
adj. L. vitellus = a little calf, a term of endearment; the yolk of an egg (Celsus, c. 10 AD)
of the yolk of an egg; related to the yolk sac of a conceptus.