embryo and foetus

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• foetus — Fetus Fe tus (f[=e] t[u^]s), n.; pl. {Fetuses} (f[=e] t[u^]s*[e^]z). [L. fetus, foetus, a bringing forth, brood, offspring, young ones, cf. fetus fruitful, fructified, that is or was filled with young; akin to E. fawn a deer, fecundity, felicity …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• embryo — noun /ˈɛmbɹiəʊ/ a) In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a foetus. it dives into the heart of the observed, and there espies evil, as it were, in the first embryo [...] b) An… …   Wiktionary

• embryo — em|bry|o [ˈembriəu US briou] n plural embryos [Date: 1300 1400; : 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 →↑foetus 2.) in embryo …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• embryo — noun plural embryos (C) 1 an animal or human that has not yet been born, and is in its first state of development in the mother s body compare foetus 2 in embryo not yet complete, but still developing: His plans were still in embryo …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• embryo — n. (pl. os) 1 a an unborn or unhatched offspring. b a human offspring in the first eight weeks from conception. 2 a rudimentary plant contained in a seed. 3 a thing in a rudimentary stage. 4 (attrib.) undeveloped, immature. Phrases and idioms: in …   Useful english dictionary

• Foetus humain — Fœtus humain Le foetus humain est le fœtus de l homme et de la femme (espèce humaine). L étape fœtale commence huit semaines après la fertilisation, elle suit l étape embryonnaire. Le fœtus est bien moins sensible aux agressions extérieures que l …   Wikipédia en Français

• foetus — Pre natal stage of a viviparous animal, between the embryonic stage and birth. AlteRNAtive spelling: fetus. See: embryo …   Glossary of Biotechnology

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