Embryonal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Embryonal \Em"bry*o*nal\, a. (Biol.)
     Pertaining to an embryo, or the initial state of any organ;
     embryonic.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  embryonal
       adj 1: of or relating to an embryo; "the embryonic membrane" [syn:
              {embryonic}]
       2: of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic
          stage"; "embryologic development" [syn: {embryonic}, {embryologic}]