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em·bry·oid | \ ˈem-brē-ˌȯid 
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\Definition of embryoid
: a mass of plant or animal tissue that resembles an embryo
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embryoid
nounem·bry·oid | \ ˈem-brē-ˌȯid \
\Medical Definition of embryoid
: a mass of tissue resembling an embryo
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The first known use of embryoid was circa 1927
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