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ectogenesis
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Ectogenesis
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ec·to·gen·e·sis
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ˌɛk
toʊˈdʒɛn
ə
sɪs
/
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ek-toh-
jen
-
uh
-sis
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noun
Biology
.
development outside the body, as of an embryo in an artificial
environment
.
Origin:
1905–10;
<
Neo-Latin;
see
ecto-
,
-genesis
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ec·to·ge·net·ic
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ˌɛk
toʊ
dʒəˈnɛt
ɪk
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ek-toh-j
uh
-
net
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,
adjective
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ectogenesis
(ˌɛktəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs)
—
n
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
ectoge'netic
—
adj
ecto'genic
—
adj
ectogenous
—
adj
ecto'genically
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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