noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively). uncountable, usually
2. 2
   the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aerobiologyagrobiologyanatomyastrobiologybacteriologybiochemics

Etymology

From embryo + -logy.

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