embryo-

a combining form representing embryo, in compound words:

embryology.

Also, especially before a vowel, embry-.

Related Words

embryogeny
embryology
embryotomy
embryotoxic
embryotroph

embryo-
combining form
⇨ see embry-

embryo-

/ˈembrɪəʊ/

combining form

representing EMBRYO 表示“胚胎”。

embryo-combining form of Gr. ἔµβρυον embryon, as in ˌembryoˈcardia, a condition of the heart in which its sounds resemble those of the fœtal heart (now rare); ˌembryoˈplastic a., pertaining to or participating in the formation of the embryo (Cent. Dict. 1889); ˈembryoscope, an instrument for examining embryos; so ˌembryoˈscopic a. (Cent. Dict. 1889); embryoˈtoxic a., poisonous to an embryo; hence ˌembryotoˈxicity.1890Gould New Med. Dict. 142/2 Embryocardia,..an affection of the heart, characterized by a heart-beat like that of a foetus.1908Osler & McCrae Syst. Med. IV. 275 Tachycardia with embryocardia exhibits phenomena which correspond to a prolonged series of extrasystole.1959J. R. Christian in A. A. Luisada Cardiology II. iii. 147 The rapid rate and equal intensity of the sounds in the new-born produce a tic-tac type of rhythm or embryocardia, similar to that heard in the fetus.1889Geddes & Thomson Evol. Sex viii. 103 The minute area of formative protoplasm [that] the observers of to-day look down upon through their embryoscopes.1968Nature 22 June 1164/2 (heading) Embryotoxic effect of l-asparaginase.1972Ibid. 4 Feb. 279/1 Aflatoxin B₁..is embryotoxic to rats and mice, and acutely toxic to guinea-pigs.1977Lancet 14 May 1049/2 The embryotoxic action attributed to dioxin is impressive: in the Hue district the stillborn index (1969–70) was 48.5%, and congenital malformations have been observed in 7.4% of children born in the same period.1971Nature 25 June 483/3 Dioxin..when fed to pregnant rats causes embryotoxicity at doses of 0.000125 mg/kg.1985Biochem. Pharmacol. XXXIV. 529 The embryotoxicity of two ethanol metabolites..have [sic] been examined in cultured 10-day Albino Wistar rat embryos.

embryo- /ˈɛmbrɪəʊ/ combining form of embryo: see -o-.

DERIVATIVE embryoˈgenesis noun the formation and development of the embryo M19.
embryogeˈnetic adjective of or pertaining to embryogenesis L19.
embryogeˈnetically adverb as regards embryogenesis E20.
embryoˈgenic adjective = embryogenetic M19.
embryˈogeny noun = embryogenesis M19.
embryˈoma noun, pl. -mas, -mata /-mətə/, Medicine a tumour (esp. a malignant one of childhood) composed of tissues resembling, or thought to arise from, those of the fetus or fetal remnants E20.
embryˈotomy noun (an instance of) surgical dissection of a fetus in order to remove it from the womb E18.
embryoˈtoxic adjective poisonous to an embryo M20.
embryotoˈxicity noun the property of being embryotoxic; the degree to which something is embryotoxic: L20.

embryo-
combining form
see embry-

embryo-

Prefix

Pertaining to an embryo.
Earliest stage of something.

词汇	embryo-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com MWCD NewOxfordEC OED SOED Webster Wiktionary embryo- 1 a combining form representing embryo, in compound words: embryology. Also, especially before a vowel, embry-. Related Words embryogeny embryology embryotomy embryotoxic embryotroph embryo- combining form ⇨ see embry- embryo- /ˈembrɪəʊ/ combining form representing EMBRYO 表示“胚胎”。 embryo-combining form of Gr. ἔµβρυον embryon, as in ˌembryoˈcardia, a condition of the heart in which its sounds resemble those of the fœtal heart (now rare); ˌembryoˈplastic a., pertaining to or participating in the formation of the embryo (Cent. Dict. 1889); ˈembryoscope, an instrument for examining embryos; so ˌembryoˈscopic a. (Cent. Dict. 1889); embryoˈtoxic a., poisonous to an embryo; hence ˌembryotoˈxicity.1890Gould New Med. Dict. 142/2 Embryocardia,..an affection of the heart, characterized by a heart-beat like that of a foetus.1908Osler & McCrae Syst. Med. IV. 275 Tachycardia with embryocardia exhibits phenomena which correspond to a prolonged series of extrasystole.1959J. R. Christian in A. A. Luisada Cardiology II. iii. 147 The rapid rate and equal intensity of the sounds in the new-born produce a tic-tac type of rhythm or embryocardia, similar to that heard in the fetus.1889Geddes & Thomson Evol. Sex viii. 103 The minute area of formative protoplasm [that] the observers of to-day look down upon through their embryoscopes.1968Nature 22 June 1164/2 (heading) Embryotoxic effect of l-asparaginase.1972Ibid. 4 Feb. 279/1 Aflatoxin B₁..is embryotoxic to rats and mice, and acutely toxic to guinea-pigs.1977Lancet 14 May 1049/2 The embryotoxic action attributed to dioxin is impressive: in the Hue district the stillborn index (1969–70) was 48.5%, and congenital malformations have been observed in 7.4% of children born in the same period.1971Nature 25 June 483/3 Dioxin..when fed to pregnant rats causes embryotoxicity at doses of 0.000125 mg/kg.1985Biochem. Pharmacol. XXXIV. 529 The embryotoxicity of two ethanol metabolites..have [sic] been examined in cultured 10-day Albino Wistar rat embryos. embryo- /ˈɛmbrɪəʊ/ combining form of embryo: see -o-. DERIVATIVE embryoˈgenesis noun the formation and development of the embryo M19. embryogeˈnetic adjective of or pertaining to embryogenesis L19. embryogeˈnetically adverb as regards embryogenesis E20. embryoˈgenic adjective = embryogenetic M19. embryˈogeny noun = embryogenesis M19. embryˈoma noun, pl. -mas, -mata /-mətə/, Medicine a tumour (esp. a malignant one of childhood) composed of tissues resembling, or thought to arise from, those of the fetus or fetal remnants E20. embryˈotomy noun (an instance of) surgical dissection of a fetus in order to remove it from the womb E18. embryoˈtoxic adjective poisonous to an embryo M20. embryotoˈxicity noun the property of being embryotoxic; the degree to which something is embryotoxic: L20. embryo- combining form see embry- embryo- Prefix Pertaining to an embryo. Earliest stage of something.
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