conceptus
Americannoun
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conceptuses
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Etymology
Origin of conceptus
1935–40; < New Latin; Latin: the action of conceiving, hence, something that is conceived, fetus, embryo, equivalent to concep- (variant stem of concipere to conceive; see concept) + -tus suffix of v. action
Example Sentences
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Normally, when a sperm fertilizes an egg, the resulting human conceptus has 23 pairs of chromosomes.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 26, 2013
At this developmental stage, the conceptus is referred to as a blastocyst.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The movie ends with the hatching of the conceptus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
It happens when there is fertilization of an ovule by a sperm cell while a conceptus is already present in the womb.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2011
At least one egg was fertilized, and the resulting conceptus began to divide, first into two cells, then four, then eight, and so on.
From Time Magazine Archive
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