Ectogenesis
[ek-toh-jen-uh-sis] /ˌɛk toʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/
noun, Biology.
1.
development outside the body, as of an embryo in an artificial environment.
/ˌɛktəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs/
noun
1.
the growth of an organism outside the body in which it would normally be found, such as the growth of an embryo outside the mother’s body or the growth of bacteria outside the body of a host
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[ek-tuh-mawr-fik] /ˌɛk təˈmɔr fɪk/ adjective 1. having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with , ).
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[ek-tuh-mawr-fik] /ˌɛk təˈmɔr fɪk/ adjective 1. having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with , ).