Synonyms for embryo

Grammar : Noun

Spell : em-bree-oh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛm briˌoʊ

Définition of embryo

Origin : mid-14c., from Medieval Latin embryo, from Greek embryon "a young one," in Homer, "young animal," later, "fruit of the womb," literally "that which grows," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + bryein "to swell, be full."

noun fetus

Example sentences :

The embryo has the form of a spatula with the head at one end and the tail at the other.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

The embryo is then ready to separate from the maternal body (Fig. 22).
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

It is, therefore, arbitrary not to recognize the right of the embryo to live.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

This embryo, as it is called, then passes into other conditions.
Extract from : « The Present Condition of Organic Nature » by Thomas H. Huxley

From what we see of the Kaipara towns, they are very much in embryo as yet.
Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay

These absorb the nourishment and turn it over to the embryo.
Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker

The embryo is a living creature, and is no exception to the rule.
Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker

That's the way I got to caring for Charley and that's the way, in embryo, we all loved Felicia.
Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie

And as to Percival—the man I used to know was Percival in embryo.
Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell

Cells of an embryo take on different appearances in different eras.
Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort

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