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developmental biology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms from their conception through reaching physical maturity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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  • Meronyms: embryology, fetology, teratology

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 發育生物學 /发育生物学 — study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms
  • Danish: udviklingsbiologi — study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms
  • Finnish: kehitysbiologia — study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms
  • French: biologie du développement — study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms
  • German: Entwicklungsbiologie — study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms
  • Khmer: ជីវចម្រើនសាស្ត្រ (chiivea chɑmraən saah) — study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms