Embryo
Embryo noun - An animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life.
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Synonyms for Embryo
Fetus is a synonym for embryo. In some cases you can use "Fetus" instead a noun "Embryo". popular alternative
Fetus
Fetus noun - An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal.
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Synonyms for Fetus
Nearby Word: fetal
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How words are described
| human | human embryo | human fetus |
| female | female embryo | female fetus |
| alien | alien embryo | alien fetus |
| healthy | healthy embryo | healthy fetus |
| Other adjectives: developing, giant, frozen, viable, fertilized, unborn. | ||
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There have been cases where an embryo or fetus dies in utero (or in an ectopic pregnancy), only instead of being expelled or reabsorbed, the fetus becomes calcified and stays right where it is.
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His actual intention was to sarcastically use the same language that a few pro-choicers have used, whereby an embryo/fetus should be considered a parasite and the mother the host.
Source: Poe's Law - Fetus Terrible: Quite a few Biomon are inspired by fetuses, like Amnesion, a giant psychic embryo.
Source: Roleplay / Biomon
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