Embryonic Structure
chick embryo
chick em·bry·o
Subclass of:
Embryo, Nonmammalian
Definitions related to chick embryo:
  • Domestic chicken or any other bird at any stage of development prior to hatching.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The developmental entity of a fertilized chicken egg (ZYGOTE). The developmental process begins about 24 h before the egg is laid at the BLASTODISC, a small whitish spot on the surface of the EGG YOLK. After 21 days of incubation, the embryo is fully developed before hatching.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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