organogenesis

[ awr-guh-noh-jen-uh-sis, awr-gan-oh‑ ]

noun

1. Biology. the origin and development of an organ.

organogenesis

/ ˌɔːɡənəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk; ˌɔːɡənəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

1. the formation and development of organs in an animal or plant
2. Also calledorganogenyˌɔːɡənˈɒdʒənɪ the study of this process

Derived Forms

• organogenetic, adjective
• ˌorganogeˈnetically, adverb

Other Words From

• or·ga·no·ge·net·ic [awr-g, uh, -noh-j, uh, -, net, -ik, awr-gan-oh‑], adjective
• orga·no·ge·neti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of organogenesis¹

First recorded in 1855–60; organo- + -genesis

Example Sentences

It cannot be our task to follow all the points of organogenesis of Echinus in detail.

From Project Gutenberg

We leave the mesenchyme for a while and study another kind of organogenesis.

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The assertion is still true that individual organogenesis is exclusively dependent on phylogeny.

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