extraembryonic

[ek-struh-em-bree-on-ik]

ex·tra·em·bry·on·ic

[ek-struh-em-bree-on-ik]
adjective
1.
situated outside the embryo.
2.
pertaining to structures outside the embryo.

Origin:
extra- + embryonic
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extraembryonic ex·tra·em·bry·on·ic (ěk'strə-ěm'brē-ŏn'ĭk)
adj.
Located outside of the embryonic body.

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