embryology
Americannoun
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the science dealing with the formation, development, structure, and functional activities of embryos.
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the origin, growth, and development of an embryo.
the embryology of the chick.
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the branch of science concerned with the study of embryos
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the structure and development of the embryo of a particular organism
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According to the report, the embryology laboratory at Al-Basma was hit in early December 2023, reportedly destroying around 4,000 embryos as well as 1,000 sperm samples and unfertilised eggs.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
Also named in the suit are In VitroTech Labs, a third-party embryology center, and its parent company, Beverly Sunset Surgical Associates, both owned by Mor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
Daniel Brison, a specialist in embryology and stem cell biology at Britain's Manchester University, said the findings had "major implications not just for fertility but for male health and wider public health".
From Scientific American ● Jul. 26, 2017
Edward Dolnick's absorbing detective story spans outlandish ancient theories on baby-making and the nineteenth-century dawn of embryology, led by pioneers such as Oscar Hertwig.
From Nature ● Jul. 4, 2017
Scientists studying living organisms were far more preoccupied with other matters: embryology, cell biology, the origin of species, and evolution.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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