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pre-embryo

pre-embryo noun: a fertilized human egg, up to 14 days old, that can develop into an embryo; especially one to be implanted by IVF.

Noun

pre-embryo (plural pre-embryos)

  1. A fertilized human egg, up to 14 days old, that can develop into an embryo; especially one to be implanted by IVF.

Forms of pre-embryo

pluralpre-embryos

Origin of pre-embryo

From pre- + embryo.

Questions about pre-embryo

What does pre-embryo mean?
Pre-embryo means a fertilized human egg, up to 14 days old, that can develop into an embryo; especially one to be implanted by IVF.
What part of speech is pre-embryo?
Pre-embryo is a noun.
What is the plural of pre-embryo?
The plural of pre-embryo is pre-embryos.

Words near pre-embryo in the dictionary

  1. pre-ejaculatory
  2. pre-ejection
  3. pre-ejections
  4. pre-election
  5. pre-electoral
  6. pre-embryo
  7. pre-embryos
  8. pre-eminence
  9. pre-eminent
  10. pre-eminently
  11. pre-empt

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