embryology

embryology /em·bry·ol·o·gy/ (em?bre-ol´ah-je) the science of the origin and development of the individual from fertilization of an oocyte to the end of the eighth week of development and, by extension, during any stage of prenatal development.

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em·bry·ol·o·gy (mbr-l-j)

n.

1. The branch of biology that deals with the formation, early growth, and development of living organisms.

2. The embryonic structure or development of an organism.

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embryology

(em´brēol´jē),
n the study of the origin, growth, development, and function of an organism from fertilization to birth.

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embryology

the science of the development of the individual animal during the embryonic stage and, by extension, in several or even all preceding and subsequent stages of the life cycle.