embryology
Americannoun
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embryologies
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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
To detect whether these shapes came from an ancestral bat wing or evolved independently, Sears and her colleagues investigated the embryology of different bat species and the genes responsible for the tissue's development.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2023
Elliot is an impulsive, hair-down type, who is more excited about pushing scientific and ethical boundaries with a cutting-edge embryology lab than about providing compassionate care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
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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