Organogeny

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Organogenesis. dated, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    The study of the evolution of the forms of biological organs and systems of organs by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny. historical, uncountable, usually

Etymology

Etymology 1

From organo- (“biological organs”) + -geny (“origin”).

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from German Organogenie, itself from organo- + -genie; equivalent to organo- (“biological organs”) + -geny (“origin”).

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