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em·bry·o
 embryo
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- pronunciation:
- em
bri
yo
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
embryos |
| definition 1: |
an organism in its earliest stage or stages of development and in a rudimentary or early form.
- similar words:
- germ
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| definition 2: |
in vertebrates, the fertilized egg, and in humans, the fertilized ovum in the first trimester. (Cf. fetus.)
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| definition 3: |
the rudimentary or early stage or form of something, such as an idea, seed, or the like.
- similar words:
- germ
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| related words: |
nucleus |
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| derivation: |
embryoid (adj.) |
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