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

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 requires every woman undergoing the treatment to receive approval from the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority had rejected his request.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2022

The Nordic countries and Belgium have the highest assisted conception rates in the world, in terms of availability of cycles per million of population, according to the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

From Reuters • Apr. 15, 2021

Embryology underwent some very significant changes during the seventeenth century.

From Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England Papers Read at a Clark Library Seminar, October 14, 1967 by Bodemer, Charles W.