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noun
The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: biology, biological science
Narrower terms: teratology
History
Etymology tree English embryo Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English embryology From embryo + -logy.
Across languages
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