Embryology
[,embrɪ'ɒlədʒɪ] or ['ɛmbrɪ'ɑlədʒi]
Definition
(noun.) the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms.
Checked by Dale--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
Editor: Rhoda
Examples
- I believe this rule to be of the highest importance in explaining the laws of embryology. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Physical astronomy, physical geography, meteorology, ph ysics, chemistry, geology, botany, anatomy, physiology, embryology, and zo?logy were enriched by his teaching. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Embryology will often reveal to us the structure, in some degree obscured, of the prototypes of each great class. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Edited by Cecilia