embryogenesis
noun
the formation and development of the embryo as a subject of scientific study.
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He was no physiologist, and did not promulgate any views as to the embryogenic process.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various