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Meaning of ectogenesis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The development of an organism in an artificial environment outside the body in which it naturally grows.

uncountable

Examples

“If reproductive technology could offer some form of ectogenesis, would feminists regard it as a liberating reproductive option?”
“Complete ectogenesis is already excluded. Partial ectogenesis is the continued development of an already generated human being in an artificial womb after transfer from a maternal womb.”
“Ectogenesis is a genesis “outside” the maternal body. The “outside” can be artificial (machine), which I address in this chapter, or another bodily environment (man or animal), which I will address in the next chapter.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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