Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extraembryonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: ex-traem-bry-on-ic
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inside the womb, but outside the embryo.

Example Sentences

"Subsequent cell and tissue interactions lead to the functional differentiation of all embryonic and extraembryonic tissues."
"The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English embryonic English extraembryonic From extra- + embryonic.

Questions

What does extraembryonic mean?: Inside the womb, but outside the embryo.
Where does extraembryonic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English embryonic English extraembryonic From extra- + embryonic.

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