Look up: embryology

1. embryology
   [n] - the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
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2. Embryology
   Em`bry·ol'o·gy noun [ Greek 'e`mbryon an embryo + -logy : confer French embryologie .] (Biol.) The science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants; a study of the gradual develo...
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3. embryology
   <study> The study of the embryo and its development from a one-celled zygote (fertilized ovum) to the establishment of form and shape (at which point, if it is an animal, it becomes a foetus). A subfield of developmental biology. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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4. embryology
   noun the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
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5. embryology
   (em″bre-ol´ә-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., embryolog´ic., adj.
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6. Embryology
   • (n.) 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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7. embryology
   the study of the formation and development of an embryo and fetus. Before widespread use of the microscope and the advent of cellular biology in the ... [18 related articles]
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8. Embryology
   The science that studies living organisms from the time of fertilization until the time of birth. Developmental factors and disease are commonly studied.
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9. Embryology
   Embryology is the study of animal development.
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10. Embryology
    Embryology is the branch of biology comprising the history of animals from the first appearance of organization in the egg or ovum (the embryo stage) up to the attainment of the perfect form. The importance of the study partly depends upon the fact that the history of animals thus traced reveals the...
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11. embryology
    Type: Term Pronunciation: em′brē-ol′ŏ-jē Definitions: 1. 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. Synonyms: developmental biology
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12. embryology
    Study of the changes undergone by an organism from its conception as a fertilized ovum (egg) to its emergence into the world at hatching or birth. It is mainly concerned with the changes in cell organization in the embryo and the way in which these lead to the structures and organs of the adult (the...
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13. embryology
    (em;bre-ol;uo-je) The study of prenatal development from conception through the eighth week in utero.
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14. embryology
    (em;bre-ol;uo-je) The study of prenatal development from conception through the eighth week in utero.
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15. Embryology
    `Embryology` (from -λογία-->, -logy|-logia) is a science which is about the development of an embryo from the fertilization of the ovum to the fetus stage. After cleavage, the dividing cells, or morula, becomes a hollow ball, or blastula, which develops a hole or pore at one en...
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