Embryo: meaning, definitions and examples
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embryo
[ หษmbrษชษส ]
biology
An embryo is an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The embryo begins to develop in the early stages of pregnancy.
- The scientist studied the embryo under a microscope.
embryology
In embryology, an embryo is the early stage of development of a multicellular organism.
Synonyms
fertilized egg, zygote
Examples of usage
- Embryos of different species share similarities in their early development stages.
Translations
Translations of the word "embryo" in other languages:
๐ต๐น embriรฃo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคญเฅเคฐเฅเคฃ
๐ฉ๐ช Embryo
๐ฎ๐ฉ embrio
๐บ๐ฆ ะตะผะฑััะพะฝ
๐ต๐ฑ embrion
๐ฏ๐ต ่ (ใฏใ)
๐ซ๐ท embryon
๐ช๐ธ embriรณn
๐น๐ท embriyo
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฐฐ์ (bae-a)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฌููู
๐จ๐ฟ embryo
๐ธ๐ฐ embryo
๐จ๐ณ ่่ (pฤitฤi)
๐ธ๐ฎ zarodek
๐ฎ๐ธ fรณsturvรญsir
๐ฐ๐ฟ าฑััา
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแ แแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ embrion
๐ฒ๐ฝ embriรณn
Word origin
The word 'embryo' has its origins in the Greek word 'embruon', which means 'young one'. It has been used in the field of biology and embryology to refer to the early stages of development of an organism. The study of embryos has been crucial in understanding the processes of growth and differentiation in living organisms.