ectogenesis

[ ek-toh-jen-uh-sis ]

noun

, Biology.

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

ectogenesis

/ 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

Derived Forms

• ˌectoˈgenically, adverb
• ˌectogeˈnetic, adjective

Other Words From

• ec·to·ge·net·ic [ek-toh-j, uh, -, net, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ectogenesis¹

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

Example Sentences

The technology behind ectogenesis, as feminist journalist Soraya Chemaly notes, has been in development for at least a decade.

From The Daily Beast

Soraya Chemaly already predicted this particularly “surreal” argument in her initial report on ectogenesis.

From The Daily Beast

In America: The National Catholic Review, for example, John Nassivera solemnly intones that ectogenesis is “a very serious thing.”

From The Daily Beast

The feminist rationale for ectogenesis seems to practically write itself.

From The Daily Beast

These portentous rumblings aside, no coherent position on ectogenesis has emerged so far within the pro-life movement.

From The Daily Beast

Plate has recently given this "definitely directed variation" the name of ectogenetic orthogenesis, or, briefly, ectogenesis.

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