embryogeny

[ em-bree-oj-uh-nee ]

noun

1. the formation and development of the embryo, as a subject of scientific study.

embryogeny

/ ˌɛmbrɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪk; ˌɛmbrɪˈɒdʒɪnɪ /

noun

1. Also calledembryogenesisˌɛmbrɪəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs the formation and development of an embryo
2. the study of these processes

Derived Forms

• embryogenic, adjective

Other Words From

• em·bry·o·gen·ic [em-bree-oh-, jen, -ik], em·bry·o·ge·net·ic [em-bree-oh-j, uh, -, net, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of embryogeny¹

First recorded in 1825–35; embryo- + -geny

Example Sentences

The matter seemed involved in mystery, and no one attempted to raise the veil which hung over the subject of embryogeny.

From Project Gutenberg

I will now pass on to consider the embryogeny of the Metazoa, beginning at its earliest stage in the fertilization of the ovum.

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The correspondence between comparative embryogeny and comparative anatomy would remain too.

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