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| embryo | (n) (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium |
| embryo | (n) an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life, Syn. fertilized egg, conceptus |
| embryologist | (n) a physician who specializes in embryology |
| embryology | (n) the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms |
| embryonal carcinoma | (n) malignant neoplasm of the testis |
| embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma | (n) form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in infants and children, Syn. embryonal rhabdosarcoma |
| embryonic | (adj) of an organism prior to birth or hatching, Syn. embryonal, embryologic, Example: in the embryonic stage; embryologic development |
| embryonic | (adj) in an early stage of development, Syn. embryotic, Example: the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre; an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing |
| embryonic cell | (n) a cell of an embryo, Syn. formative cell |
| embryonic stem-cell research | (n) biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and on their use in medicine |
| Embryo | n.;
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| Embryo | a. Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped; |
| Embryogenic | a. (Biol.) Pertaining to the development of an embryo. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Embryogeny | n. [ Gr. |
| Embryogony | n. [ Gr. |
| Embryography | n. [ Gr. |
| Embryological | |
| Embryologist | n. One skilled in embryology. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Embryology | n. [ Gr. |
| Embryon | n. & a. [ NL. ] See Embryo. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Embryo { n } [ anat. ] | Embryen { pl } | embryo | embryos [Add to Longdo] |
| Embryologie { f } | embryology [Add to Longdo] |
| embryonal { adj } [ biol. ] | embryonic [Add to Longdo] |
| embryonal { adv } | embryonically [Add to Longdo] |