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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.
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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]
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embryology
(ĕm′brē-ŏl′ə-jē)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 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.
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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]
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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.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
embryology
the study of the developing EMBRYO in animals or plants.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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]
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