Embryonal
Embryonal
Embryonal (pronunciation: em-bree-oh-nal) is a term used in medicine to describe cells or tissues that are in an early stage of development. The term is derived from the Greek word "embryon", which means "young one".
Etymology
The term "embryonal" is derived from the Greek word "embryon", which means "young one". It is used to describe cells or tissues that are in an early stage of development. The term is often used in the context of embryology, the study of the development of an organism from the fertilization of the ovum to the fetus stage.
Related Terms
- Embryology: The branch of biology and medicine concerned with the study of embryos and their development.
- Embryo: An unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus).
- Embryogenesis: The process by which the embryo forms and develops. In mammals, the term refers chiefly to early stages of prenatal development, whereas the terms fetus and fetal development describe later stages.
- Embryonic stem cells: Pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, an early-stage pre-implantation embryo.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Embryonal
- Wikipedia's article - Embryonal
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