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embryology

[em″bre-ol´o-je]

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

em·bry·ol·o·gy

(em'brē-ol'ŏ-jē),

Science of the origin and development of the organism from fertilization of the oocyte to the end of the eighth week. Usually used to include all stages of prenatal life.

Synonym(s): developmental biology

[embryo- + G. logos, study]

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.

embryology

(ĕm′brē-ŏl′ə-jē)

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

2. The embryonic structure or development of a particular organism.

em′bry·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), em′bry·o·log′i·cal adj.

em′bry·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

em′bry·ol′o·gist n.

embryology

[em′brē·ol′əjē]

Etymology: Gk, en, bryein + logos, science

the study of the origin, growth, development, and function of an organism from fertilization to birth. Kinds of embryology include comparative embryology, descriptive embryology, and experimental embryology. embryologic, embryological, adj.

em·bry·ol·o·gy

(em'brē-ol'ŏ-jē)

Science of the origin and development of the organism from fertilization of the oocyte to the end of the eighth week and, by extension, all subsequent stages up to birth.

[embryo- + G. logos, study]

embryology

The branch of science concerned with the process of physical development of the body, from the time of fertilization of the egg (ovum) to the time of birth.

embryology

the study of the developing EMBRYO in animals or plants.

em·bry·ol·o·gy

(em'brē-ol'ŏ-jē)

Science of the origin and development of the organism from fertilization of the oocyte to the end of the eighth week.

[embryo- + G. logos, study]

embryology

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

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.

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Which side of the microscopic embryo will form the back and head are not left to later development as has been believed by embryologists, but are determined in the minutes and hours after the sperm and egg unite to form a new human being.

The 'pre-embryo' question

The embryologists reported that they had endowed the children with extra bits of a special type of genetic material, known as mitochondrial DNA, or mtDNA, which came with the cytoplasm transferred from the donor eggs to the patient's.

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World renowned researchers, clinicians and embryologists will share their expertise, with a focus on male and female infertility.

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But, although embryologists have a way of forgetting it, an egg is not an empty bag containing nothing but a nucleus, transplanted or not.

Irreplaceable ewe

Experimental embryologists have also succeeded in the reverse operation, in which two early mouse embryos can be merged into one and then allowed to develop into a single creature.

Biology of the soul

Those of us in the lab call ourselves embryologists.

One MT's role in an IVF program

Patients also receive a personalized treatment plan and individual care from a team of doctors, nurses, and embryologists working together.

Pacific Northwest Fertility Announces Donor Egg Bank

It provides reproductive endocrinologists and embryologists with detailed information and a better basis for decision-making.

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Bosses say they have not been able to recruit enough embryologists to continue to provide the current service safely.

Plea to minister in fertility fight

Moreover, its automated time-lapse imaging system captures a picture every 20 minutes, allowing embryologists to observe the growth of each embryo in more detail from the moment of fertilisation until maturity (approximately five days), and enables them to choose the best embryos for transferring to the uterus.

EmbryoScope makes IVF easier

Contributions are from researchers, clinicians, and embryologists based in India primarily and in Europe, the US, and the Middle East.

Manual of assisted reproductive technologies and clinical embryology. (4 DVDs included)

Physicians and embryologists from the Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI), a leading fertility treatment practice in the US, shared techniques and expertise on infertility treatment advances at a recently held conference in Dubai.