Definition of "conceptus" [conceptus]

• The product of conception at any point between fertilization and birth. It includes the embryo or the fetus as well as the extraembryonic membranes. (noun)

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• "The conceptus from the very beginning is a human reality."
• "If, notwithstanding, such conceptions possess objective validity, they may be called conceptus ratiocinati (conceptions legitimately concluded); in cases where they do not, they have been admitted on account of having the appearance of being correctly concluded, and may be called conceptus ratiocinantes (sophistical conceptions)."
• "My understanding is that "conceptus" means the product of conception. google it I thought it was easier to write "conceptus" than "fertilized egg"."