- abembryonic
- ab·em·bry·on·ic
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abembryonic
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abembryonic — adjective Describing the area of a blastocyst opposite the embryo or embryoblast … Wiktionary
abembryonic — The area of the blastocyst opposite the region where the embryo is formed. [L. ab, from, + embryonic] * * * ab·em·bry·on·ic .ab .em brē än ik adj remote from the embryo proper * * * ab·em·bry·on·ic (ab″em bre onґik) [ab + embryonic] away… … Medical dictionary
abembryonic — |aˌbembrē|änik adjective Etymology: ab (I) + embryonic of an embryonic structure : remote from the embryo proper; sometimes : vegetative … Useful english dictionary
abembryonic pole — the pole of the blastocyst opposite the embryonic pole, that is, further away from the embryoblast; this location is the site of trypsinlike activity that is responsible for the shedding of the zona pellucida … Medical dictionary
Human embryogenesis — is the process of cell division and cellular differentiation of the human embryo during early prenatal development. It spans from the moment of fertilization to the end of the 8th week of gestational age, whereafter the embryo is called a fetus.… … Wikipedia
pregnancy — /preg neuhn see/, n., pl. pregnancies. the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant. [1520 30; PREGN(ANT) + ANCY] * * * Process of human gestation that takes place in the female s body as a fetus develops, from fertilization to birth (see… … Universalium
Ab- — Prefix from the Latin meaning “from, away from, off” as in abduction (movement of a limb away from the midline of the body), ablate (carry or cut away), abnormal (away from normal), absorb (to suck away). Abs in the plural is commonly used slang… … Medical dictionary
ab- — prefix denoting away from. abembryonic away from or opposite the embryo … The new mediacal dictionary
