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Definition of Embryon
1. n. & a. See Embryo.
Definition of Embryon
1. an embryo [n -S] - See also: embryo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embryon
Literary usage of Embryon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Physiology of Man: Designed to Represent the Existing State of by Austin Flint (1875)
"THE product of generation retains the name of ovum until the form of the body
begins to be apparent, when it is called the embryon. At the fourth month, ..."
2. A Text-book of Human Physiology by Austin Flint (1888)
"At the third week the embryon is two to three lines (4-2 to 6-4 mm.) in length.
... At the seventh week the embryon measures about nine lines (19-1 mm.). ..."
3. Annales Du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg by Kebun Raya Indonesia (1890)
"L? embryon et la plantule du Lycopodium cernuum L. Dans une courte communication,
faite l'année passée, à Manchester, à la „British Association for the ..."