embryonic

em·bry·on·ic

(em'brē-on'ik),

Of, pertaining to, or in the condition of an embryo.

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embryonic

(ĕm′brē-ŏn′ĭk) also

embryonal

(ĕm′brē-ə-nəl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or being an embryo.

2. also embryotic (-ŏt′ĭk) Rudimentary; incipient: an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing.

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em′bry·on′ic·al·ly adv.

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embryonic

adjective
(1) Unborn, in utero.
(2) Undeveloped, developing, unformed, fledgling.

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embryonic

adjective Undeveloped, related to an embryo

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

embryonic

Pertaining to, or to the state of being, an EMBRYO.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

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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