embryogenˈesis or embryogeny /-ojˈi-ni/ noun

The formation and development of the embryo

emˈbryoid noun (botany)

An embryo-like structure produced in tissue culture

embryologˈic or embryologˈical adjective

embryologˈically adverb

embryolˈogist noun

embryolˈogy noun

The science of the formation and development of embryos

emˈbryonal adjective

Embryonic

emˈbryonate or emˈbryonated adjective (obsolete)

(of minerals, etc) embedded in other material

embryonˈic or embryotˈic adjective

1. Of or relating to an embryo
2. In an early stage of development
3. Rudimentary

embryonˈically or embryotˈically adverb

emˈbryophyta plural noun (botany)

A major division of the plants, including the mosses and vascular plants

embryotˈomy noun

(Gr tomē a cut) the division of a fetus to effect removal

embryulcia /-ulˈshi-ə/ noun

(Gr holkē dragging) forcible extraction of a fetus

emˈbryo-sac noun

The megaspore of a flowering plant, one of the cells of the nucellus

embryo transfer noun

Surgical transfer of the young embryo into the uterus, a technique used in the treatment of infertility (abbrev ET)