conceptus
conceptus · conceptuses · concepti
The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing…The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
Meaning
1 sensesThe fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
More definitions
- 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
Origin
From Latin cōncipiō (“to take hold of, to receive”), from Latin capiō (“to capture”).From Latin cōncipiō (“to take hold of, to receive”), from Latin capiō (“to capture”).
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Forms
plural: conceptuses / concepti| Singular | conceptus |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:embryofertilized egg
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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