ectogenesis

[ ek-toh-jen-uh-sis ]

/ ˌɛk toʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

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noun Biology.

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

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Origin of ectogenesis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ectogenesis

ec·to·ge·net·ic

[ek-toh-juh-net-ik], /ˌɛk toʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby ectogenesis

ectocrine, ectoderm, ectodermal dysplasia, ectodermosis, ectoenzyme, ectogenesis, ectogenous, ectomere, ectomorph, ectomorph, endomorph, and mesomorph, ectomorphic

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How to use ectogenesis in a sentence

The technology behind ectogenesis, as feminist journalist Soraya Chemaly notes, has been in development for at least a decade.
The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever|Samantha Allen|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soraya Chemaly already predicted this particularly “surreal” argument in her initial report on ectogenesis.
The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever|Samantha Allen|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In America: The National Catholic Review, for example, John Nassivera solemnly intones that ectogenesis is “a very serious thing.”
The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever|Samantha Allen|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The feminist rationale for ectogenesis seems to practically write itself.
The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever|Samantha Allen|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

These portentous rumblings aside, no coherent position on ectogenesis has emerged so far within the pro-life movement.
The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever|Samantha Allen|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Plate has recently given this "definitely directed variation" the name of ectogenetic orthogenesis, or, briefly, ectogenesis.
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for ectogenesis

ectogenesis

/ (ˌɛktəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs) /

noun

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 of ectogenesis

ectogenetic, ectogenic or ectogenous (ɛkˈtɒdʒɪnəs), adjectiveectogenically, adverb

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