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em·bry·on·ic

   [em-bree-on-ik]
adjective
1.
pertaining to or in the state of an embryo.
2.
rudimentary; undeveloped.
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Also, em·bry·o·nal  [em-bree-uh-nl, em-bree-ohn-l] .

Origin:
1840–50; embryon- (see embryo) + -ic

Related forms
em·bry·on·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·em·bry·o·nal, adjective
non·em·bry·on·ic, adjective
non·em·bry·on·i·cal·ly, adverb
pseu·do·em·bry·on·ic, adjective
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un·em·bry·o·nal, adjective
un·em·bry·on·ic, adjective
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Synonyms
2. underdeveloped, immature, unfinished.

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  • Their genetic makeup and embryonic development are similar to ours.
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embryonic or embryonal (ˌɛmbrɪˈɒnɪk, ˈɛmbrɪənəl)
 
—adj
1.  of or relating to an embryo
2.  in an early stage; rudimentary; undeveloped
 
embryonal or embryonal
 
—adj
 
embry'onically or embryonal
 
—adv

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embryonic
1849, from Medical L. embryonem (see embryo) + -ic. Figurative use is from 1856.
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Medical Dictionary

embryonic em·bry·on·ic (ěm'brē-ŏn'ĭk) or em·bry·on·al (ěm'brē-ə-nəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being an embryo.

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Science Dictionary
embryo   (ěm'brē-ō')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. An animal in its earliest stage of development, before all the major body structures are represented. In humans, the embryonic stage lasts through the first eight weeks of pregnancy. In humans, other placental mammals, and other viviparous animals, young born as embryos cannot thrive. In marsupials, the young are born during the embryonic stage and complete their development outside the uterus, attached to a teat within the mother's pouch.

  2. The developing young of an egg-laying animal before hatching.

  3. The sporophyte of a plant in its earliest stages of development, such as the miniature, partially developed plant contained within a seed before germination.


embryonic adjective (ěm'brē-ŏn'ĭk)
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