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embryo

[em-bree-oh] / ˈɛm briˌoʊ /
NOUN
fetus
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It not only covered more services than other states, including three egg retrievals and unlimited embryo transfers, it covered them for more people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The embryo grows until it causes the organ to rupture, triggering catastrophic bleeding.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

The couple now want the law changed so that once an embryo has been created, consent cannot be withdrawn.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Quarterback Josh Allen is 30 years old—an embryo by Tommy Brady standards, but still.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Hinted at the gravity of the so-called “trauma of decanting,” and enumerated the precautions taken to minimize, by a suitable training of the bottled embryo, that dangerous shock.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

He also contributed to a 2024 study that found that cotton and polyester microfibers disrupted the development of sea urchin embryos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

However, embryos are often not visible on an ultrasound early in pregnancy.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

The embryos were put into storage until the couple were ready to grow their family.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

So unmarried couples with shared embryos may want to modify the terms of the contract signed with the fertility clinic as part of a prenup process.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

For of course, they didn’t content themselves with merely hatching out embryos: any cow could do that.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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