embryology

American  

[em-bree-ol-uh-jee] / ˌɛm briˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

plural

embryologies

1. the science dealing with the formation, development, structure, and functional activities of embryos.

2. the origin, growth, and development of an embryo.

   the embryology of the chick.

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embryology British  

/ ˌɛmbrɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌɛmbrɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of science concerned with the study of embryos

2. the structure and development of the embryo of a particular organism

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embryology Scientific  

/ ĕm′brē-ŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of embryos and their development.

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embryology Cultural  

1. The study of the embryo; a major field of research in modern biology.

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Other Word Forms

• embryologic
  adjective
• embryological
  adjective
• embryologically
  adverb
• embryologist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of embryology

First recorded in 1840–50; embryo- + -logy

Example Sentences

He says the 14-day limit in the UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, which dates back to 1990, was "always an arbitrary limit" or acceptable cut-off.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023

The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority said fewer than five babies have been born this way in the U.K. but did not provide further details to protect the families’ identities.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2023

Britain’s Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority said fewer than five babies have been born this way in the U.K. but did not provide further details to protect the families’ identities.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

Embryology, the study of the development of the anatomy of an organism to its adult form, also provides evidence of relatedness between now widely divergent groups of organisms.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Embryology will therefore be of great assistance to comparative anatomy, whose chief aim it is to discover the generalised type, the common plan of structure, upon which the animals of each big group are built.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell