Animal embryos

Definition (http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?o2=&o0=1&o8=1&o1=1&o7=&o5=&o9=&o6=&o3=&o4=&s=embryo)

An animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life. (WordNet)

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This term is used for the following terms: 
Blastocysts
Embryos (animal)
Trophoblasts

Approved Date
18-Apr-2013

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