adverb
- In a manner relating to or produced by ectogenesis; by means of development outside the body or organism.
Usage: technical; rare; primarily used in biology and speculative science contexts
Examples
- The researchers discussed whether human embryos could theoretically be developed ectogenetically in artificial environments.
- Some science fiction authors have imagined societies where children are raised ectogenetically in laboratory conditions.
- The term ectogenetically describes processes that occur outside a living organism's body.