Embry-


1.
variant of before a vowel.

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  • Embryectomy

    [em-bree-ek-tuh-mee] /ˌɛm briˈɛk tə mi/ noun, plural embryectomies. Surgery. 1. removal of an embryo. /ˌɛmbrɪˈɛktəmɪ/ noun (pl) -mies 1. the surgical removal of an embryo embryectomy em·bry·ec·to·my (ěm’brē-ěk’tə-mē) n. Surgical removal of an embryo, especially one implanted outside of the uterus.

  • Embryo

    [em-bree-oh] /ˈɛm briˌoʊ/ noun, plural embryos. 1. the young of a viviparous animal, especially of a mammal, in the early stages of development within the womb, in humans up to the end of the second month. Compare . 2. Botany. the rudimentary plant usually contained in the seed. 3. any multicellular animal in a developmental […]

  • Embryo adoption

    noun the transfer of a human embryo, resulting from in-vitro fertilization, to another couple for implantation in the uterus of the adoptive mother Examples With embryo adoption, the agency matches the genetic parents of the embryo with the adopting couple to whom the embryo will be transferred.

  • Embryoblast

    embryoblast em·bry·o·blast (ěm’brē-ə-blāst’) n. Any of the germinal disk cells of the inner cell mass in the blastocyst that form the embryo.

  • Embryoctony

    embryoctony em·bry·oc·to·ny (ěm’brē-ŏk’tə-nē) n. See feticide.


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