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em·bry·ol·o·gy
(ĕm′brē-ŏl′ə-jē)n.
1. The branch of biology that deals with the formation, early growth, and development of living organisms.
2. The embryonic structure or development of a particular organism.
em′bry·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), em′bry·o·log′i·cal adj.
em′bry·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.
em′bry·ol′o·gist n.
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Translations
أجِنّي، خاص بِعِلْم الأجِنَّه
embryologiskfoster-
embriológiai
fósturfræîilegur
embryologický
embriyona ait
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embryo
(ˈembriəu) noun – plural ˈembryos –1. a young animal or plant in its earliest stages in seed, egg or womb. An egg contains the embryo of a chicken; (also adjective) the embryo child.
2. (also adjective) (of) the beginning stage of anything. The project is still at the embryo stage.
ˌembryˈology (-ˈolədʒi) noun the science of the formation and development of the embryo.
ˌembryoˈlogical (-ˈlo-) adjectiveˌembryˈologist noun
ˌembryˈonic (-ˈonik) adjective
in an early stage of development.
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