conceptus
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- noun
- /kənˈsɛptəs/
- Specialized
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concepto
- The hematopoietic system is one of the first complex tissues to develop in the conceptus.
Examples
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Subjective emotions are not the same as objective realities, however, and confusing the two substitutes metaphysical speculation for qualities of maternal and paternal relationships to a developing conceptus.
Academic text (1990) -
As soon as the sperm penetrates the egg, the conceptus is a human being and is entitled to basic human rights, including the right to life.
Blog text (13) -
There are two grounds upon which one might seriously refer to the conceptus as a person.
Academic text (1990) -
And that's going to cause a lot of problems because the laws have been sort of based on when a conceptus is viable.
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That happy news evokes responses to the conceptus as if it were a person.
Academic text (1990) -
Without the "conceptus-as-person" rationale, the law would be impotent since no ground.
Academic text (1990) -
It fails to manifest in any other way that people relate to a first-trimester conceptus.
Blog text (32) -
A second reason a conceptus might be regarded as a person is the human phenomenon of symbiotic bonding between mother (parents) and fetus.
Academic text (1990) -
They found that heat stress of beef cows from day 8 through 16 affected the weights of the conceptus (embryo, fluids, and membranes), and the increased body temperature may have formed an unfavorable environment for embryo survival.
Blog text (8) -
They found that heat stress of beef cows affected the weights of the conceptus, including the embryo and its membranes.
Synonyms
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An early stage in animals and humans before birth or hatching
Surface Forms
Etymology
Conceptus comes from Latin and is related to conceive and conception, from an old root meaning 'to take in' or 'to receive'. So a conceptus is the thing that was 'conceived', the early new life or embryo inside the mother.