Pre-embryo
noun
1.
the structure formed after fertilization of an ovum but before differentiation of embryonic tissue
pre-embryo pre-em·bry·o (prē-ěm’brē-ō’)
n.
A fertilized ovum up to 14 days old, before it becomes implanted in the uterus.
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