embryo
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++em·bry·o /ˈembriəʊ $ -brioʊ/ noun (plural embryos) [countable] 1. MBan animal or human that has not yet been born, and has just begun to develop 胚，胚胎 → foetus2 in embryo BEGINNINGat a very early stage of development 在胚胎阶段；在萌芽时期 The system already exists in embryo. 该体系已具雏形。
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embryo• In fact, the remaining cell did produce only half an embryo, so it seemed that Weismann was right again.• This appears very early in development, when it is involved in compaction of the eight cell embryo and cell polarisation.• Now that scientists have access to human embryos, the question of genetic engineering arises.• The government has banned all scientific research using human embryos.• Wherever possible such parameters should be compared with those of embryos of the same age recovered in vivo.• When first formed, the embryo is only half a millimetre long.• This would explain why they are less able to support development in the embryos that are derived from them.• This problem is also seen with embryos produced by other technologies that require embryos to be cultured in test tubes before implantation.Origin embryo (1300-1400) Medieval Latin Greek embryon, from bryein “to swell”em·bry·o nounChineseSyllable
Corpus been an or animal not human yet has that
embryo
em‧bry‧o /ˈembriəʊ $ -brioʊ/
noun (plural embryos) [countable]
2. in embryo at a very early stage of development:
The system already exists in embryo.
em‧bry‧o /ˈembriəʊ $ -brioʊ/
noun (plural embryos) [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: Greek embryon, from bryein 'to swell'
1. an animal or human that has not yet been born, and has just begun to develop ⇨ foetusLanguage: Medieval Latin
Origin: Greek embryon, from bryein 'to swell'
2. in embryo at a very early stage of development:
