embryos
Life just starting
Embryos is the plural of embryo—an organism in its earliest stages of development, before birth or hatching.
In humans, the term applies from fertilization through about eight weeks, after which it becomes a fetus.
The word appears frequently in discussions of fertility treatment frozen embryos, stem cell research, and abortion debates.
Figuratively, something in embryo exists only in rudimentary form: The plan was still in embryo.
Gestating offspring
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- blastocystEarly developmental stage before implantation
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
development · cell division · morula · placenta · amniotic · uterus · conception · fertilization
Laboratory-aided conception method
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- transferMove between locations
implant · surrogate · clinic · donor · eggs · sperm · assisted · conception
Undifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- cloningMaking identical copies
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
- personhoodStatus as a person
abortion · bioethics · legislation · consent · destruction · moral · rights · debate
fetus
Gestating offspring
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- blastocystEarly developmental stage before implantation
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
gestation · development · cell division · morula · placenta · amniotic · uterus · conception · fertilization · prenatal
IVF
Laboratory-aided conception method
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
transfer · implant · surrogate · clinic · donor · eggs · sperm · assisted · conception · viable
stem cells
Undifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- cloningMaking identical copies
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
personhood · abortion · bioethics · legislation · consent · destruction · moral · rights · debate · religious
beginnings
Initial stages of something
budding · germinal · formative · rudimentary · fledgling · emerging · infancy · origins · inception · potential
- germplasmgermplasm, seed banks, gene pools, genetic material, seeds
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- hatchingegg, incubator, chick, hatchlings, eggshell
- biospecimensblood samples, tissue samples, DNA samples, saliva samples, biological samples
- sea turtlessea turtle, marine turtle, green sea turtle, green turtle, hawksbill
- test subjectshuman subjects, lab rats, lab mice, guinea pigs, experimental group
embryosadults
Fully mature individuals
fetuses · juveniles · grown · full-grown · developed
embryoscorpses
Dead human bodies
cadavers · remains · deceased · end of life · seniors
embryosdecomposing matter
- human embryos
- frozen embryosPreserved early-stage fertilized cells
- developing embryo
- embryonic stem cellsUndifferentiated blastocyst-derived cellular material
- embryo freezingCold storage of fertilized cells
- embryo transferPlacing fertilized egg inside
embryo, embryonic, embryology, embryological, embryologist, embryologists, embryo transfer