embryo

em·bry·o  (mbr-)

n. pl. em·bry·os

1.

a. An organism in its early stages of development, especially before it has reached a distinctively recognizable form.

b. An organism at any time before full development, birth, or hatching.

2.

a. The fertilized egg of a vertebrate animal following cleavage.

b. In humans, the prefetal product of conception from implantation through the eighth week of development.

3. Botany The minute, rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium.

4. A rudimentary or beginning stage: "To its founding fathers, the European [Economic] Community was the embryo of the United States of Europe" (Economist).

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[Medieval Latin embry, from Greek embruon : en-, in; see en-² + bruein, to be full to bursting.]

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embryo [em-bree-oh]

Noun

pl -bryos

1. an unborn animal or human being in the early stages of development, in humans up to approximately the end of the second month of pregnancy

2. something in an early stage of development: the embryo of a serious comic novel [Greek embruon]

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embryo  (mbr-)

1. An animal in its earliest stage of development, before all the major body structures are represented. In humans, the embryonic stage lasts through the first eight weeks of pregnancy. In humans, other placental mammals, and other viviparous animals, young born as embryos cannot thrive. In marsupials, the young are born during the embryonic stage and complete their development outside the uterus, attached to a teat within the mother's pouch.

2. The developing young of an egg-laying animal before hatching.

3. The sporophyte of a plant in its earliest stages of development, such as the miniature, partially developed plant contained within a seed before germination.

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embryonic adjective (mbr-nk)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	embryo - (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
	2.	embryo - 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 conceptus, fertilized egg animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement blastosphere, blastula - early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs gastrula - double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm morula - a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula umbilical, umbilical cord - membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta

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embryo

noun 1. fetus, unborn child, fertilized egg

noun 2. germ, beginning, source, root, seed, nucleus, rudiment

Translations

embryo [ˈɛmbrɪəu] n (also fig) → embrión m

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embryo [ˈɛmbrɪəu] n (also fig) → embryon m

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embryo [ˈɛmbrɪəu] n → Embryo m (fig); Keim m

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embryo [ˈɛmbrɪəu] n (also fig) → embrione m

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embryo

n embryo [ˈembriəu]

1 a young animal or plant in its earliest stages in seed, egg or womb An egg contains the embryo of a chicken; (also adjective ) the embryo child. embrio, vrugkiem جَنين зародиш zárodek; zárodečný embryo; foster; foster- der Embryo έμβρυο embrión loode, idu جنین alkio embryon; embryonnaire עוּבָּר भ्रूण zametak, embrij embrió janin fósturvísir; plöntufóstur, kím embrione 胎児 배(胚); 태아의 embrionas embrijs; embrija- embrio embryo foster, kime, spire zarodek, embrion embrião embrion зародыш zárodok; zárodkový zarodek embrion embryo ตัวอ่อนของสัตว์ embriyon, oğulcuk 胚胎, 胎兒 ембріон, зародок جنین phôi; mầm 胚胎, 胎儿

2 (also adjective) (of) the beginning stage of anything The project is still at the embryo stage. in wording في طَوْر الجَنين، في المَرْحَلَةِ الأولى в зародиш zárodečný på fosterstadie; i sin vorden unentwickelt εμβρυακός embrionario algidu آغاز کار؛ مراحل اولیه alku-, alkio- embryonnaire עוּבָּרִי, הַתחָלָתִי किसी भी चीज की प्राथमिक अवस्था nerazvijen csíra tahap awal á frumstigi embrionale 初期 (の) 초기; 시발의 embrioninis iedīglis; iedīgļa-; sākuma stadija awal begin- på fosterstadiet, in spe, i sin spede begynnelse embrionalny embrião embriologic в зачаточном состоянии zárodkový zametek u začetku [] linda ระยะแรกเริ่ม başlangıç 初期，初期的 зародковий, зачатковий ابتدائی صورت phôi thai 初期，初期的

n embryˈology [-ˈolədʒi]

the science of the formation and development of the embryo. embriologie, ontwikkelingsleer عِلْم الأجِنَّه ембриология embryologie embryologi die Embryologie εμβρυολογία embriología embrüoloogia جنین شناسی embryologia embryologie אֶמברִיוֹלוֹגיָה भ्रूण विज्ञान embriologija embriológia embriologi fósturfræði embriologia 発生学 발생학, 태생학 embriologija embrioloģija embriologi embryologie fosterlære, embryologi embriologia embriologia embriolog эмбриология embryológia embriologija embriologija embryologi การศึกษาเกี่ยวกับการเติบโตและพัฒนาการของตัวอ่อนของมนุษย์ embriyoloji 胚胎學 ембріологія جنین کا مطالعہ phôi học 胚胎学

adj embryoˈlogical [-ˈlo-]

embriologies أجِنّي، خاص بِعِلْم الأجِنَّه ембриологичен embryologický embryologisk; foster- embryonal εμβρυολογικός embriológico embrüoloogiline مربوط به جنین شناسی embryologinen embryologique עוּבָּרִי भ्रूण विज्ञान संबंधी embriološki embriológiai embriologis fósturfræðilegur embriologico 発生学の 발생학의 embriologinis embrioloģisks bersifat embrio embryologisch embryologisk embriologiczny embriológico em­brio­lo­gic эмбриологический embryologický embriološki embriološki embryologisk ที่เกี่ยวกับการเติบโตและพัฒนาการของตัวอ่อนของมนุษย์ embriyona ait 胚胎學的 ембріологічний; зародковий جنین سے متعلق thuộc phôi học 胚胎学的

n embryˈologist

embrioloog إخْتِصاصي بِعِلْم الأجِنَّه ембриолог embriolog, -žka embryolog der Embryologe εμβρυολόγος embriólogo embrüoloog جنین شناس embryologi embryologiste אֶמבֶּריוֹלוֹג भ्रूण वैज्ञानिक embriolog embriológus ahli embriologi fósturfræðingur embriologo 発生学者 발생학자 embriologas embriologs pakar embrio embryoloog embryolog embriolog embriologista embriolog эмбриолог embryológ, -ička embriolog embriolog embryolog ผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านการเติบโตและพัฒนาการของตัวอ่อนของมนุษย์ embriyoloji bilgini 胚胎學家 ембріолог جنین کا مطالعہ کرنے والا nhà phôi học 胚胎学家

adj embryˈonic [-ˈonik]

in an early stage of development. embrionies, in wording بِدائي ، في مَرْحَلَة التَّكْوين ембрионален zárodečný spæd; embryonisk embryonal εμβρυακός embrionario algeos olev جنینی؛ اولیه alkioasteella oleva embryonnaire בְּתחִילַת הַהִתְפָּתחוּת भ्रूणीय embrionalan kezdetleges dalam tahap perkembangan fósturvísis-; ófullmótaður embrionale 未発達の 태아의 embrioninis embrionāls awal embryonaal foster-, embryonisk embrionalny embriónico embrionar эмбриональный zárodkový embrionalen u začetku embryonal, foster- เพิ่งจะเริ่มก่อขึ้น gelişmemiş, ilkel 胚胎的 ембріональний, зародковий ارتقا کی ابتدائی حالت میں trong thời kỳ đầu 胚胎的