What does embryo mean?
Definitions for embryo
ˈɛm briˌoʊem·b·ry·o
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word embryo.
Princeton's WordNet
embryonoun
(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
embryo, conceptus, fertilized eggnoun
an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
Wiktionary
embryonoun
In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a foetus.
embryonoun
An organism in the earlier stages of development before it emerges from the egg, or before metamorphosis.
embryonoun
In viviparous animals, the young animal's earliest stages in the mother's body
embryonoun
In humans, usually the cell growth up to the end of the seventh week in the mother's body
embryonoun
A rudimentary plant contained in the seed.
embryonoun
The beginning; the first stage of anything.
Etymology: A corruption of ἔμβρυον, from ἐν + βρύω.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Embryo, Embryonnoun
Etymology: ἔμϐϱυων.
The bringing forth of living creatures may be accelerated, if the embryo ripeneth and perfecteth sooner. Francis Bacon, Na. Hist.
An exclusion before conformation, before the birth can bear the name of the parent, or be so much as properly called an embryon. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii. c. 6.
The earth was form’d, but in the womb a yet
Of waters, embryon immature involv’d
Appear’d not. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vii. l. 277.In that dark womb are the signs and rudiments of an embryo world. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.
When the crude embryo careful nature breeds,
See how she works, and how her work proceeds. Richard Blackmore.While the promis’d fruit
Lies yet a little embryo, unperceiv’d
Within its crimson folds. James Thomson, Spring, l. 100.The company little suspected what a noble work I had then in embryo. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Embryo
An embryo is an initial stage of development of a multicellular organism. In organisms that reproduce sexually, embryonic development is the part of the life cycle that begins just after fertilization of the female egg cell by the male sperm cell. The resulting fusion of these two cells produces a single-celled zygote that undergoes many cell divisions that produce cells known as blastomeres. The blastomeres are arranged as a solid ball that when reaching a certain size, called a morula, takes in fluid to create a cavity called a blastocoel. The structure is then termed a blastula, or a blastocyst in mammals. The mammalian blastocyst hatches before implantating into the endometrial lining of the womb. Once implanted the embryo will continue its development through the next stages of gastrulation, neurulation, and organogenesis. Gastrulation is the formation of the three germ layers that will form all of the different parts of the body. Neurulation forms the nervous system, and organogenesis is the development of all the various tissues and organs of the body. A newly developing human is typically referred to as an embryo until the ninth week after conception, when it is then referred to as a fetus. In other multicellular organisms, the word "embryo" can be used more broadly to any early developmental or life cycle stage prior to birth or hatching.
Webster Dictionary
Embryonoun
the first rudiments of an organism, whether animal or plant
Embryonoun
the young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically, before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus (see Fetus)
Embryonoun
the germ of the plant, which is inclosed in the seed and which is developed by germination
Embryoadjective
pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped; as, an embryo bud
Etymology: [F. embryon, Gr. 'e`mbryon, perh. fr. in (akin to L. E. in) + to be full of, swell with; perh. akin to E. brew.]
Freebase
Embryo
An embryo is a multicellular diploid eukaryote in its earliest stage of development, from the time of first cell division until birth, hatching, or germination. In humans, it is called an embryo until about eight weeks after fertilization, and from then it is instead called a fetus. The development of the embryo is called embryogenesis. In organisms that reproduce sexually, once a sperm fertilizes an egg cell, the result is a cell called the zygote, which possesses half the DNA of each of its two parents. In plants, animals, and some protists, the zygote will begin to divide by mitosis to produce a multicellular organism. The result of this process is an embryo.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Embryo
em′bri-ō, Embryon, em′bri-on, n. the young of an animal in its earliest stages of development: the part of a seed which forms the future plant: the beginning of anything:—pl. Em′bryos, Em′bryons.—ns. Embryoc′tomy, destruction of the fetus in the uterus; Embryog′eny, the formation and development of the embryo; Embryog′raphy, description of the embryo.—adjs. Embryolog′ic, -al, of or pertaining to embryology.—ns. Embryol′ogist; Embryol′ogy, science of the embryo or fetus of animals.—adjs. Em′bryonate, -d, in the state of an embryo; Embryon′ic, Embryot′ic, of or relating to anything in an imperfect state: rudimentary.—ns. Embryot′omy, the division of a fetus to effect delivery; Embryul′cia, forcible extraction of a fetus. [Low L.,—Gr. embryon—em (=en), in, bryein, to swell.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Embryo
the scientific term for the young of an animal while yet in the initial stage of development in the womb; also applied to the plant in its rudimentary stage within the seed.
Editors Contribution
embryo
A form of organism.
An embryo can be the creation of a child or an animal.
Submitted by MaryC on September 5, 2020
Suggested Resources
embryo
Song lyrics by embryo -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by embryo on the Lyrics.com website.
Entomology
Embryo
the young animal before leaving the body of the parent or before emerging from the egg.
Anagrams for embryo »
merboy
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of embryo in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of embryo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of embryo in a Sentence
For decades, scientists have been searching for similarities between the growth of a placenta and a tumor, the placenta is an organ, which within a few months grows from only few cells into an organ weighing [approximately] 2 pounds, and it provides the embryo with oxygen and nourishment in a relatively foreign environment. In a manner of speaking, tumors do much the same— they grow aggressively in a relatively foreign environment.
Embryos are extremely dynamic for a moment to moment, hour to hour, they will change, and those changes can reflect a lot about the competence of an embryo to implant on the uterine wall.
In other countries, success has been achieved with embryo transfer in a different rhino species, thus that, as a technique, can be presupposed to be the most promising, however, consultations are ongoing amongst different reproductive technique experts on the way forward.
I was astounded by Tufts University, frogs have a way of reproducing that they normally use but when you... liberate( the cells) from the rest of the embryo and you give them a chance to figure out how to be in a new environment, not only do they figure out a new way to move, but they also figure out apparently a new way to reproduce.
Even if two got in, an embryo with three rather than the normal two sets of chromosomes won't survive as a fetus.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for embryo
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- حمل, جنينArabic
- зародиш, начална фаза, ембрионBulgarian
- embrióCatalan, Valencian
- embryo, zárodekCzech
- EmbryoGerman
- έμβρυοGreek
- embrioEsperanto
- embriónSpanish
- alkio, alkuFinnish
- embryonFrench
- עוברHebrew
- csíra, embrióHungarian
- սաղմArmenian
- embrioneItalian
- 胚, 胎児Japanese
- embrio, janin, mudghahMalay
- kiemplantDutch
- embrion, zarodekPolish
- embriãoPortuguese
- embrionRomanian
- эмбрион, зародышRussian
- zametakSerbo-Croatian
- embryoSwedish
- embriyoTurkish
- brüomVolapük
Get even more translations for embryo »
Translation
Find a translation for the embryo definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"embryo." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Web. 23 Mar. 2023. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/embryo>.
Discuss these embryo definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In