embryo
US /ˈem.bri.oʊ/
UK /ˈem.bri.oʊ/
1.
embrión
an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus).
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The doctor explained the development of the embryo.
El médico explicó el desarrollo del embrión.
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Research on human embryos raises ethical concerns.
La investigación con embriones humanos plantea preocupaciones éticas.
2.
embrión, etapa rudimentaria
a thing at an early stage of development; rudimentary stage.
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The idea is still in its embryo stage.
La idea aún está en su etapa de embrión.
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The project is just an embryo of what it could become.
El proyecto es solo un embrión de lo que podría llegar a ser.