mầm phôi
Definition
- Noun (Biology, Anatomy):
- Pre-embryo: The very early stage of a developing organism following fertilization but before it becomes a recognizable embryo. This term refers to the initial cellular structure that will eventually form an embryo.
- Embryonic bud / Embryonic germ: A foundational or rudimentary structure from which an embryo develops.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các nhà khoa học đang nghiên cứu sự phát triển của mầm phôi. (Scientists are studying the development of the pre-embryo.)
- Giai đoạn mầm phôi là giai đoạn đầu tiên sau khi thụ tinh. (The pre-embryonic stage is the first stage after fertilization.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in specialized academic, medical, and biological contexts. It is not common in everyday conversation.
- In ethical discussions regarding assisted reproductive technologies or stem cell research, the term "mầm phôi" (pre-embryo) is often used to describe the entity in its earliest days of development.
Variants and Related Words
- Phôi (n): Embryo. The later stage of development following the pre-embryonic stage.
- Phôi thai phát triển các cơ quan nội tạng. (The embryo develops internal organs.)
- Tế bào mầm phôi (n): Embryonic stem cell.
- Tế bào mầm phôi có tiềm năng phát triển thành nhiều loại tế bào khác. (Embryonic stem cells have the potential to develop into many different cell types.)
Synonyms
- Pre-embryo: The direct technical synonym.
- Zygote (in some very early contexts): The cell formed by the fusion of sperm and egg, which then begins to divide.
- Early-stage embryo: A more general descriptive term.
Related Terms (No direct idioms)
- Thụ tinh (n): Fertilization. The process that creates the .
- Phân chia tế bào (n): Cell division. The process by which the develops.