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Definition of 'embryology'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) embryology
the study of embryonic formation and development.

2. embryology
the origin, growth, and development of an embryo:
the embryology of the chick.

Etymology: (1840–50)

Definition of 'embryology'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) embryology
the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) embryology
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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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. embryology
the section of biology which treats of the development of the embryo.

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. embryology
The study of the development of an organism during the embryonic and fetal stages of life.

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