conceptus

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymsembryofertilized egg

   Broaderanimal

   Narrowerblastulagastrulamorula

   Partsumbilical cord

Other forms of conceptus

plural

conceptuses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about conceptus

What does conceptus mean?

conceptus means "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".

How many syllables are in conceptus?

conceptus has 3 syllables: con-cep-tus. The stress falls on "con".

What is another word for conceptus?

Close synonyms include embryo, fertilized egg. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is conceptus a common word?

conceptus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.