embryologist

[ em-bree-ol-uh-jist ]
/ ˌɛm briˈɒl ə dʒɪst /

noun

a specialist in embryology.

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Origin of embryologist

First recorded in 1840–50; embryolog(y) + -ist

Words nearby embryologist

embryocardia, embryoctony, embryogenesis, embryogeny, embryol., embryologist, embryology, embryoma, embryoma of kidney, embryonal carcinoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma
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embryologist
[ ĕm′brē-ŏl′ə-jĭst ]

n.

A specialist in embryology.
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