conceptus

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

embryo fertilized egg result built developed designed intended product animal fruit fauna fetus germ foetus metazoan

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Antonyms

unidentified concealed unannounced dismissed

Hypernyms

animal beast creature fauna brute animate being

Hyponyms

blastula gastrula morula blastosphere

Phrases with the word

pre-implantation conceptus

Examples

After fertilization, the conceptus travels down the oviduct towards the uterus while continuing to divide O’Reilly, Deirdre. Source: Internet

On a well-known wooden picture is indicated: Goudæ conceptus, Roterodami natus (Latin: conceived in Gouda; born in Rotterdam). Source: Internet

During the early days of pregnancy, the conceptus is mobile, moving about in the uterus until about day 16 when "fixation" occurs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

conceptualizer conceptually conceptually crude concern concern about concern for others