embryo
noun
the young of a viviparous animal, especially of a mammal, in the early stages of development within the womb, in humans up to the end of the second month.
embryos
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pluralof embryo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Although the work was conducted in mouse embryos and does not yet represent a direct medical treatment, it demonstrates a powerful way to study the biological decisions that shape a developing organism.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
He also contributed to a 2024 study that found that cotton and polyester microfibers disrupted the development of sea urchin embryos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
To investigate this process, the researchers studied developing mouse embryos and identified two different populations of brain progenitor cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
However, embryos are often not visible on an ultrasound early in pregnancy.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
And mutants in the very first steps of embryogenesis were nearly impossible to capture alive since the embryos, with scrambled heads and tails, died instantly.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
