extraembryonic

American  

[ek-struh-em-bree-on-ik] / ˌɛk strəˌɛm briˈɒn ɪk /

adjective

1. situated outside the embryo.

2. pertaining to structures outside the embryo.

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Etymology

Origin of extraembryonic

extra- + embryonic

Example Sentences

The research team also found that the new culture system produces cells like extraembryonic mesoderm, which is not yet well characterised in human embryos.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

For example, the fact that gastruloids do not receive any cues from extraembryonic tissues and yet organize themselves perfectly well gives us an opportunity to figure out how this works.

From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023

If there is little FGF, BMP has a strong effect and heart cells and extraembryonic mesoderm are more likely to develop.

From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023

There would simply be no extraembryonic tissues at that time to welcome and nourish a postimplantation stage embryo model.

From Scientific American • Jul. 13, 2023

Using cell culture media developed by other scientists and mixtures they crafted themselves, the researchers nudged their stem cells to specialize into extraembryonic cell lineages found in a genuine embryo.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 16, 2023