- embryonic em·bry·on·ic adj
- [ˌɛmbrɪ'ɒnɪk]
(also) fig embrionale
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embryonic em·bry·on·ic adj
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embryonic — em|bry|on|ic [ˌembriˈɔnık US ˈa:n ] adj 1.) at a very early stage of development ▪ The plans are still only in embryonic form. 2.) relating to an ↑embryo ▪ embryonic development ▪ embryonic cells … Dictionary of contemporary English
embryonic — em•bry•on•ic [[t]ˌɛm briˈɒn ɪk[/t]] also em•bry•o•nal [[t]ˈɛm bri ə nl, ˌɛm briˈoʊn l[/t]] adj. 1) dvl pertaining to or being in the state of an embryo 2) rudimentary; undeveloped • Etymology: 1840–50 em bry•on′i•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
embryonic — Of, pertaining to, or in the condition of an embryo. * * * em·bry·on·ic .em brē än ik adj 1) of or relating to an embryo 2) being in an early stage of development: INCIPIENT, RUDIMENTARY em·bry·on·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē … Medical dictionary
em·bry·on·ic — /ˌɛmbriˈɑːnık/ adj 1 : of or relating to an embryo human embryonic development embryonic tissue/cells 2 : in an early or undeveloped stage an embryonic plan The tourism industry there is still in/at an … Useful english dictionary
postembryonic — post·em·bry·on·ic .em brē än ik adj occurring after the embryonic stage <postembryonic growth> post·em·bry·on·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv * * * post·em·bry·on·ic (pōst″em bre onґik) after the embryonic stage … Medical dictionary
embryology — Science of the origin and development of the organism from fertilization of the ovum to the end of the eighth week. Sometimes used to include all stages of prenatal life. [embryo + G. logos, study] * * * em·bry·ol·o·gy jē n … Medical dictionary
embryo — /em bree oh /, n., pl. embryos, adj. n. 1. the young of a viviparous animal, esp. of a mammal, in the early stages of development within the womb, in humans up to the end of the second month. Cf. fetus. 2. Bot. the rudimentary plant usually… … Universalium
embryology — em•bry•ol•o•gy [[t]ˌɛm briˈɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. pl. gies 1) dvl the study of embryonic formation and development 2) dvl the origin, growth, and development of an embryo: the embryology of the chick[/ex] • Etymology: 1840–50 em bry•o•log′i•cal əˈlɒdʒ… … From formal English to slang
abembryonic — The area of the blastocyst opposite the region where the embryo is formed. [L. ab, from, + embryonic] * * * ab·em·bry·on·ic .ab .em brē än ik adj remote from the embryo proper * * * ab·em·bry·on·ic (ab″em bre onґik) [ab + embryonic] away… … Medical dictionary
Embryo — The organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation from fertilization to, in humans, the beginning of the third month of pregnancy. After that point in time, it is termed a fetus. * * * 1. An organism in the early stages of… … Medical dictionary
extraembryonic — Outside the embryonic body; e.g., those membranes involved with the embryo s protection and nutrition which are discarded at birth without being incorporated in its body. * * * ex·tra·em·bry·on·ic .em brē än ik adj situated outside the embryo… … Medical dictionary
