ec·to·gen·e·sis

[ek-toh-jen-uh-sis]
noun Biology.
development outside the body, as of an embryo in an artificial environment.

Origin:
1905–10; < Neo-Latin; see ecto-, -genesis

ec·to·ge·net·ic [ek-toh-juh-net-ik] , adjective
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ectogenesis (ˌɛktəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

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