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embryonic
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em·bry·on·ic (mbr-nk) or em·bry·on·al (mbr--nl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being an embryo.
Embryonic
In the life cycle of the round worm, a very early life stage occurring within the uterus of the female round worm.
Mentioned in: Trichinosis, Undescended Testes
embryonic.
See embryo.
embryonic
emanating from or pertaining to embryo. See also embryo.
embryonic death
see early embryonic mortality (below).
embryonic disk
larger cells of the mammalian blastocyst which develop into the embryo.
early embryonic mortality
death of the embryo, i.e. before it becomes a fetus; a principal cause of temporary infertility in farm livestock. Amongst causes are errors in timing of insemination, chromosomal defects, asynchronous development of the endometrium.
embryonic period
see embryo.
embryonic regulation
ability of embryonic tissues to recognize changes in their size and location and to make the necessary adjustments to form the disk-shaped assembly of appropriate structures.
embryonic stem cell
stem cell of fetal origin.
embryonic vesicle
see chorionic vesicle.
embryonic
adjective Undeveloped, related to an embryo
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Embryonic stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic Thursday after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials.
Embryonic stem cell therapy closer to human trials by AFP / AFP Global Edition
As president, I will lift the current administration's ban on federal funding of research on embryonic stem cell lines created after August 9, 2001 through executive order, and I will ensure that all research on stem cells is conducted ethically and with rigorous oversight.
Obama to reverse Bush limits on stem-cell research by AFP / AFP American Edition
Human embryos in Michigan conceived as part of fertility treatments can now be donated by their parents for destructive embryonic stem cell research, according to a constitutional amendment passed by Michigan voters November 4.
Michigan Voters Approve Embryonic Stem Cell Research Initiative by National Right to Life News
 
 
 
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