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embryology
CIDE DICTIONARY
embryology, n. [Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo + -logy: cf. F. embryologie.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
embryology, n. the study of embryos.
Derivative
embryologic adj. embryological adj. embryologically adv. embryologist n.
THESAURUS
embryology
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