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embryo

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embryo /ˈɛmbriˌoʊ/ noun
plural embryos
embryo
/ˈɛmbriˌoʊ/
noun
plural embryos
Learner's definition of EMBRYO
[count]
: a human or animal in the early stages of development before it is born, hatched, etc.胚胎;胎儿 compare fetus

in embryo

formal
: in an early or undeveloped stage萌芽期;初期
TOEFL BNC: 6275 COCA: 6655

embryo

noun

em·​bryo ˈem-brē-ˌō How to pronounce embryo (audio)
plural embryos
1
a
: an animal in the early stages of growth and differentiation that are characterized by cleavage, the laying down of fundamental tissues, and the formation of primitive organs and organ systems
especially : the developing human individual from the time of implantation to the end of the eighth week after conception
b
archaic : a vertebrate at any stage of development prior to birth or hatching
2
: the young sporophyte of a seed plant usually comprising a rudimentary plant with plumule, radicle, and cotyledons
3
a
: something as yet undeveloped
b
: a beginning or undeveloped state of something
productions seen in embryo during their out-of-town tryout period Henry Hewes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In one passage, recommendations for a form of tracing paper included paper rubbed with linseed oil or pork fat, the amniotic membrane of a cow’s embryo, or the pericardium of an ox. Anthony Grafton, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 Scientists stress that growing a baby from a synthetic human embryo is neither possible nor under consideration. Laura Ungar, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022 Durrant added that Livia is now among the female rhinos at the rhino center who could potentially serve as a surrogate mother to a northern white rhino embryo. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022 The Georgia Department of Revenue now classifies any embryo or fetus with cardiac activity as a dependent for whom the parent can claim $3,000 in personal tax exemptions per child. Laura Smythe, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Because under a personhood law that embryo would have the exact same legal rights as any other human being. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2022 But little is known about one growing segment of that market: egg, sperm and embryo donation. Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 3 May 2022 That means doctors or nurses who treat an ectopic pregnancy — which always involves using medication or surgery to remove the embryo, hopefully before other organs are damaged — could face criminal charges if a prosecutor decided to file them. CBS News, 22 Aug. 2022 The Ohio state legislature considered a bill in 2019, for example, that mandated an ectopic pregnancy be treated by reimplanting the embryo into the uterus, despite such a procedure being medically impossible. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin embryon-, embryo, from Greek embryon, from en- + bryein to swell; akin to Greek bryon catkin

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

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The first known use of embryo was in 1548
TOEFL BNC: 6275 COCA: 6655
embryo

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + EMBRYO | EMBRYO + VERB | EMBRYO + NOUN ADJECTIVEdeveloping發育中的胚胎fertilized受精胚胎early早期胚胎the cells of an early embryo早期胚胎細胞frog, human, etc.青蛙、人類等胚胎frozen冷凍胚胎frozen embryos stored at a fertility clinic保存在生育診所的冷凍胚胎cloned克隆胚胎VERB + EMBRYOcreate, produce製造胚胎The couple has produced three embryos for implantation.這對夫妻培育了三個胚胎以供移植。implant移植胚胎Two or three embryos are implanted into the woman's body.這個婦人體內已經移植了兩三個胚胎。transfer移植胚胎donate捐贈胚胎clone克隆胚胎the current debate over cloning human embryos當前關於克隆人類胚胎的辯論freeze冷凍胚胎destroy, discard, kill毀掉/放棄/殺死胚胎Some people believe that destroying an embryo is murder.一些人認為,殺死胚胎是謀殺。EMBRYO + VERBdevelop胚胎發育EMBRYO + NOUNdevelopment, growth胚胎發育/生長cell胚胎細胞research胚胎研究

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