embryological
- a word derived from embryology.
Example Sentences
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To better understand the medical and ethical ramifications of Elliot’s embryological experiments, the writers consulted scientists at the Francis Crick Institute in London.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2023
The nervous system was also well suited to the embryological method because as axons grow, they develop myelin sheaths—insulating layers of fat and protein—which repel the silver microcrystals, preventing the enclosed fibers from being stained.
From Scientific American • Apr. 9, 2022
Cajal hit on the embryological method for studying the nervous system, he said, while reflecting on the difference in complexity between the “full-grown forest” and the “young wood.”
From Scientific American • Apr. 9, 2022
The animal classification system characterizes animals based on their anatomy, features of embryological development, and genetic makeup.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Berkner has suggested that there were two such explosions of new life, like vast embryological transformations, both dependent on threshold levels of oxygen.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
