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Definition of Embryo
Embryo
The first rudiments of an organism, whether animal or plant

The young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically, before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus (see Fetus).

The germ of the plant, which is inclosed in the seed and which is developed by germination.

Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped; as, an embryo bud.


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Embryo Quotations
The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls are exposed to passions it is only the great thinker who is exposed to what I call paradoxes, which are nothing else than grandiose thoughts in embryo.
Soren Kierkegaard

Every person is a God in embryo. Its only desire is to be born.
Deepak Chopra

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.
Samuel Butler

People forget we come from an embryo and we're part sperm and part ovary. We have both sides in us.
Michelle Rodriguez

From the beginning, each human embryo has its own unique genetic identity.
Robert Casey

I am not religious. I do not believe that personhood is conferred upon conception. But I also do not believe that a human embryo is the moral equivalent of a hangnail and deserves no more respect than an appendix.
Charles Krauthammer

We have a lot to gain through furthering stem cell research, but medical breakthroughs should be fundamentally about saving, not destroying, human life. Therefore, I support stem cell research that does not destroy the embryo.
Michael Steele


Now, an embryo may seem like some scientific or laboratory term, but, in fact, the embryo contains the unique information that defines a person.
Todd Akin

It's important to us to see the development and growth. At the end of the day, it's our baby. Genetically it's ours. It's our embryo. We feel very connected.
Bill Rancic

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Embryo Translations
embryo in French is embryonnaire
embryo in Italian is embrione
embryo in Swedish is anlag






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