embryonic (redirected from embryonically)

em·bry·on·ic (mbr-nk) or em·bry·on·al (mbr--nl)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being an embryo.

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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

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embryonic.

See embryo.

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embryonic

emanating from or pertaining to embryo. See also embryo.

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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.

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embryonic

adjective Undeveloped, related to an embryo