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PRONUNCIATION OF ECTOGENESIS

ectogenesis  [ˌɛktəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECTOGENESIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ectogenesis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ECTOGENESIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ectogenesis

Ectogenesis is the growth of an organism in an artificial environment outside the body in which it would normally be found, such as the growth of an embryo or fetus outside the mother's body, or the growth of bacteria outside the body of a host.

Definition of ectogenesis in the English dictionary

The definition of ectogenesis in the dictionary is the growth of an organism outside the body in which it would normally be found, such as the growth of an embryo outside the mother's body or the growth of bacteria outside the body of a host.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECTOGENESIS


amebiasis
əmiːˈbaɪəsɪs
candidiasis
ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs
cladogenesis
ˌklædəˈdʒɛnəsɪs
diocese
ˈdaɪəsɪs
embryogenesis
ˌɛmbrɪəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs
emphasis
ˈɛmfəsɪs
giardiasis
ˌdʒaɪɑːˈdaɪəsɪs
hylogenesis
ˌhaɪləˈdʒɛnəsɪs
ketogenesis
ˌkiːtəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs
metamorphosis
ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs
metastasis
mɪˈtæstəsɪs
metathesis
mɪˈtæθəsɪs
neurogenesis
ˌnjʊərəʊˈdʒenəsɪs
noogenesis
ˌnəʊəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs
psoriasis
səˈraɪəsɪs
psychognosis
saɪˈkɒɡnəsɪs
teratogenesis
ˌtɛrətəˈdʒɛnəsɪs
transgenesis
trænzˈdʒɛnəsɪs
trypanosomiasis
ˌtrɪpənəsəˈmaɪəsɪs
zoonosis
zəʊˈɒnəsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECTOGENESIS

ectoblast
ectoblastic
ectocrine
ectoderm
ectodermal
ectodermic
ectoenzyme
ectogenetic
ectogenic
ectogenically
ectogenous
ectogeny
ectomere
ectomeric
ectomorph
ectomorphic
ectomorphy
ectomycorrhiza
ectoparasite
ectoparasitic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECTOGENESIS

abiogenesis
angiogenesis
biogenesis
carcinogenesis
chondrogenesis
cytokinesis
diagenesis
dysgenesis
genesis
gluconeogenesis
kinesis
morphogenesis
mutagenesis
oncogenesis
organogenesis
osteogenesis
pathogenesis
synthesis
telekinesis
thermogenesis
tumorigenesis

Synonyms and antonyms of ectogenesis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ectogenesis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECTOGENESIS

Find out the translation of ectogenesis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ectogenesis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ectogenesis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

外源性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ectogénesis
570 millions of speakers

English

ectogenesis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ectogenesis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ectogenesis
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ectogenesis
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ectogênese
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ectogenesis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ectogénèse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ektogenesis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ektogenese
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

体外発生
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ectogenesis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ectogenesis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ectogenesis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளிப்பிறப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ectogenesis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ectogenesis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ectogenesi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ectogenesis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ectogenesis
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ectogenesis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ectogenesis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ectogenesis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ectogenesis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ectogenesis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ectogenesis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECTOGENESIS»

The term «ectogenesis» is used very little and occupies the 187.963 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECTOGENESIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ectogenesis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ectogenesis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ectogenesis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECTOGENESIS»

Discover the use of ectogenesis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ectogenesis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ectogenesis: Artificial Womb Technology and the Future of ...
This book raises many moral, legal, social, and political, questions related to possible development, in the near future, of an artificial womb for human use. Is ectogenesis ever morally permissible? If so, under what circumstances?
Scott Gelfand, John R. Shook, 2006
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Reprogen-Ethics and the Future of Gender
If ectogenesis was indeed shown to be in the best interests of the children and we truly believed in equality, this reduction in choice (by taking away a potentially harmful privilege) should not be seen as an adverse effect. Some, however, have  ...
Frida Simonstein, 2009
3
Historical and Multicultural Encyclopedia of Women's ...
Singer and Wells also argue that ectogenesis will promote reproductive equality between the sexes and free children "from the burden of possessive mothering." Despite the fact that complete ectogenesis is but a fantasy, the reaction of many ...
Judith A. Baer, 2002
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Ectogenesis
Ectogenesis (from the Greek ecto, "outer," and genesis) is the growth of an organism in an artificial environment outside the body in which it would normally be found, such as the growth of an embryo or fetus outside the mother's body, or ...
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The Other Machine: Discourse and Reproductive Technologies
Many feminist representations of science, like the Urfather of ectogenesis in the feminist genealogy, portray it as endemically sexist and predominandy male. This casual acceptance and transmission of the transhistoricalcategory “woman” ...
Dion Farquhar, 2014
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Hospitality of the Matrix: Philosophy, Biomedicine, and Culture
As Susan Squier demonstrates in her well-known book Babies in Bottles: Twentieth Century Visions of Reproductive Technologies (1994), an engaged debate on ectogenesis occurred in the early part of the twentieth century. Publications that ...
Irina Aristarkhova, 2013
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The Ethics of Abortion: Women's Rights, Human Life, and the ...
If ectogenesis is wrong, and the use of artificial wombs in lieu of abortion is a form of ectogenesis, our question has been answered. However, this objection fails to distinguish between partial ectogenesis and complete ectogenesis. A woman ...
Christopher Kaczor, 2013
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The Edge of Life: Human Dignity and Contemporary Bioethics
The Edge of Life: Human Dignity and Contemporary Bioethics resituates bioethics in fundamental outlook by challenging both the dominant Kantian and utilitarian approaches to evaluating how new technologies apply to human life.
Christopher Robert Kaczor, 2006
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Why Have Children?: The Ethical Debate
The Ectogenesis Solution In evaluating the ectogenesis solution, I don't want to imply that I think ectogenesis is morally unproblematic. I set aside debates about the moral value of ectogenesis. I also set aside most of the practical issues and ...
Christine Overall, 2012
10
Ectogenesis
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECTOGENESIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ectogenesis is used in the context of the following news items.
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From cuddle apps to cyborg love and facial recognition reunions …
This led the Innovation Ramble to research the murky world of Ectogenesis which is the science of gestating a baby in an artificial womb which ... «The Drum, Jul 15»
2
Marriage Won't Make Sense When Humans Live for 1000 Years
In 20 year's time, we may also use artificial wombs (ectogenesis) to grow babies, and use our own stem cells to provide genetic treatments to ... «Motherboard, Jul 15»
3
The Future of the LGBT Movement May Involve Transhumanism
Is a uterus necessary if you have ectogenesis (use of artificial wombs)? Or does it just present extra cancer risk and, for some, decades of ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
4
Meanwhile in the Future: A World With Artificial Wombs
Sander-Staudt wrote the chapter on ectogenesis in this book, and it it she runs through how a variety of feminist schools of thought feel about ... «Gizmodo, May 15»
5
The Age of Transhumanist Politics Has Begun: Will It Change …
Things like anonymity in the social media age, gender roles, exoskeleton suits for unfit people, ectogenesis, and the promise of immersive ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Apr 15»
6
The History Lurking Behind “Orphan Black”
“France was the first country to adopt ectogenesis officially,” Haldane wrote in 1923, “and by 1968 was producing 60,000 children annually by ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
7
Daily Strange: Artificial wombs – a motherless birth
Ectogenesis, a term coined by J.B.S.Haldine in 1924, is used to describe a pregnancy occurring in an artificial environment, from the point of ... «V Spectator, Apr 15»
8
Helix season 2 episode 10 review: Mother
Read Billy's review of the previous episode, Ectogenesis, here. Follow our Twitter feed for faster news and bad jokes right here. And be our ... «Den Of Geek, Mar 15»
9
Helix season 2 episode 9 review: Ectogenesis
For those who are curious, the term Ectogenesis refers to the growing of something in an artificial environment, like when plants are grown ... «Den Of Geek, Mar 15»
10
Neil Napier Talks Mysterious Viruses, Familial Strife on “Helix”
Ahead of the show's ninth episode, “Ectogenesis,” Napier spoke to SPINOFF ONLINE about “Helix's” Season Two shake up, deadly viruses, ... «Comic Book Resources, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ectogenesis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ectogenesis>. Apr 2024 ».
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