Development Vocabulary

acrosin

afterbirth

allantois

amniocentesis

amnion

blastocoele

blastocyst

blastomere

blastula

C-section

C V S

capacitation

chorion

chorionic villi

cleavage

cytotrophoblast

decidua

diploid

dizygotic twins

dystocia

ectoderm

embryo

endoderm

endometrium

embryonic membranes

extraembryonic coelom

fertilization

fetus

gamete

gestation

haploid

hyperemesis gravidarum

implantation

in vitro

in vivo

inner cell mass

intervillous space

karyotype

mesoderm

labor

lochia

mesenchyme

monozygotic twins

morula

neural groove

notochord

ovum

parturition

placenta

preeclampsia

pre-embryo

pronucleus

puerperal

stalk

spermatozoa

syncytiotrophoblast

trophoblast

umbilical cord

yolk sac

zona pellucida

zygote