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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.
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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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