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pre-embryo
(pre-embryo)
Pronunciation:
/priːˈɛmbrɪəʊ/
noun
technical
a human embryo or fertilized ovum in the first fourteen days after fertilization, before implantation in the womb has occurred.
Derivatives
pre-embryonic
adjective
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