Definition of conceptus Conceptus

We found 3 definitions of conceptus from 3 different sources.

What does conceptus mean?

Noun
conceptus - an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
		embryo, fertilized egg
		animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna, creature a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
		blastosphere, blastula early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs
		gastrula double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm
		morula a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula