ectogenesis

American  

[ek-toh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌɛk toʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

Biology.

1. development outside the body, as of an embryo in an artificial environment.

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ectogenesis British  

/ ɛkˈtɒdʒɪnəs, ˌɛktəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs /

noun

1. the growth of an organism outside the body in which it would normally be found, such as the growth of an embryo outside the mother's body or the growth of bacteria outside the body of a host

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Other Word Forms

• ectogenetic adjective
• ectogenically adverb

Etymology

Origin of ectogenesis

From New Latin, dating back to 1905–10; ecto-, -genesis

Example Sentences

There were some novelists like Aldous Huxley who knew about science and ectogenesis and his own brother Julian Huxley was an eminent biologist.

From The Verge • Jul. 20, 2018

If ectogenesis, a fancy word for the use of artificial wombs, ever happens in the real world, it will be a more banal next step from the technologies that already keep premature babies alive.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2014

If this essential difference is the problem, if it is the root of gender equality in the workplace, and if our highest priority is to eliminate gender inequality, then ectogenesis offers a way forward.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2014

Reproductive Health and Social Justice’s Soraya Chemaly wrote about developments by two leading scientists in the ectogenesis field.

From Newsweek

Women unable to procreate, infertile couples and same-sex couples needing a surrogate could have children with ectogenesis.

From Newsweek