CONCEPTUS

embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

conceptus (plural conceptuses or concepti or conceptūs)

The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.

Source: Wiktionary



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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