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embryo

[em-bree-oh] / ˈɛm briˌoʊ /
NOUN
fetus
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Quarterback Josh Allen is 30 years old—an embryo by Tommy Brady standards, but still.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The embryo must successfully implant, and then even after implantation and a positive pregnancy test there’s risk of miscarriage.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

If an embryo failed to form ectoderm, the nervous system would not develop, she said.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

They discovered that the brain organoids continued to change and mature over the years, despite never having been inside an embryo, let alone a body.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

The unfurling of an embryo; the reach of a plant toward sunlight; the ritual dance of bees—every biological activity required the decoding of coded instructions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

“The battle over embryos is becoming a big problem in divorces now.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

So unmarried couples with shared embryos may want to modify the terms of the contract signed with the fertility clinic as part of a prenup process.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

"At these stages, the embryos don't have muscles to move with, so different forces are making them coil right-handed," Weber explains.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

"We obtained pictures for more than 900 embryos from 39 snake and other limbless squamate species. That's a statistically robust sample."

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

The day came when he implanted the tiny embryos in the brood cows.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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