Embryo

em′bri-ō, Embryon , em′bri-on, n. the young of an animal in its earliest stages of development: the part of a seed which forms the future plant: the beginning of anything:— pl. Em′bryos , Em′bryons .— ns. Embryoc′to my , destruction of the fetus in the uterus; Embryog′eny , the formation and development of the embryo; Embryog′raphy , description of the embryo.— adjs. Embryo log′ic , -al , of or pertaining to embryology.— ns. Embryol′ogist ; Embryol′ogy , science of the embryo or fetus of animals.— adjs. Em′bryonate , -d , in the state of an embryo; Embryon′ic , Embryot′ic , of or relating to anything in an imperfect state: rudimentary.— ns. Embryot′omy , the division of a fetus to effect delivery; Embryul′cia , forcible extraction of a fetus. [Low L.,—Gr. embryon — em (= en ), in, bryein , to swell.]