Meaning of EMBRYOLOGY
| Pronunciation: | | `embree'âlujee
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| | Definition: | | [n] the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms |
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| | See Also: | | biological science, biology, teratology | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Em`bry*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo +
-logy: cf. F. embryologie.] (Biol.)
The science which relates to the formation and development of
the embryo in animals and plants; a study of the gradual
development of the ovum until it reaches the adult stage.
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| | Definition: | | The study of the embryo and its development from a one-celled zygote (fertilized ovum) to the establishment of form and shape (at which point, if it is an animal, it becomes a fetus). A subfield of developmental biology. |
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| | Definition: | | the branch of biology that studies the formation and development of the embryo. |
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| | Related Terms: | | aerobiology, agrobiology, anatomy, astrobiology, bacteriology, biochemics, biochemistry, biochemy, bioecology, biological science, biology, biometrics, biometry, bionics, bionomics, biophysics, botany, cell physiology, cryobiology, cybernetics, cytology, ecology, electrobiology, enzymology, ethnobiology, exobiology, genetics, gnotobiotics, life science, microbiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology, radiobiology, taxonomy, virology, xenobiology, zoology |
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