em·bry·o
em·bry·o/ˈembrēˌō/
noun
- an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus).synonyms: fetus, fertilized egg, unborn child/baby
- a thing at a rudimentary stage that shows potential for development."a simple commodity economy is merely the embryo of a capitalist economy"synonyms: rudimentary version, germ, nucleus, seed, root, source, rudiments, basics, beginning, start, basis, mainspring
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An embryo is the initial stage of development for a multicellular organism. In organisms that reproduce sexually, embryonic development is the part of the ...
4 days ago · Embryo, the early developmental stage of an animal while it is in the egg or within the uterus of the mother. In humans the term is applied ...
The meaning of EMBRYO is an animal in the early stages of growth and differentiation that are characterized by cleavage, the laying down of fundamental ...
Early stage in the development of humans and other animals or plants. In animals that have a backbone or spinal column, this stage lasts from shortly after ...
The fetal stage of development begins around the ninth week and lasts until birth. This is when the embryo officially turns into a fetus.
A pregnancy goes through several stages of development. A fertilized egg develops into a blastocyst, then an embryo, then a fetus.
It is characterized by the appearance of fundamental tissues and with the formation of primitive organs and organ systems.
The embryo is now made of three layers. The top layer — the ectoderm — will give rise to your baby's outermost layer of skin, central and peripheral nervous ...
Aug 18, 2023 · Lab-grown structures with the potential to develop into fetuses should be defined — and regulated — as embryos, some researchers say.
The procedure involves removing eggs from the ovaries, fertilizing them to create embryos, letting them grow for several days and then freezing them.