Meaning | The branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms. |
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Category of | cleavage, segmentation | (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum |
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germ layer | (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation |
implantation, nidation | (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals |
optic cup, eyecup | (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina |
regulation | (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered |
Narrower | teratology | The branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism |
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Broader | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
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Spanish | embriología |
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Catalan | embriologia |
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Adjectives | embryonic, embryologic | of an organism prior to birth or hatching |
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