Definitions for organogenesisˌɔr gə noʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ɔrˌgæn oʊ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

or•ga•no•gen•e•sisˌɔr gə noʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ɔrˌgæn oʊ-(n.)

  1. the development of bodily organs.

    Category: Developmental Biology, Biology

Origin of organogenesis:

1855–60

or`ga•no•ge•net′ic(adj.)

Wiktionary

  1. organogenesis(Noun)

    the formation and development of the organs of an organism from embryonic cells

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Organogenesis

    Formation of differentiated cells and complicated tissue organization to provide specialized functions.


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