embryogeny

American  

[em-bree-oj-uh-nee] / ˌɛm briˈɒdʒ ə ni /

Also embryogenesis

noun

1. the formation and development of the embryo, as a subject of scientific study.

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embryogeny British  

/ ˌɛmbrɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪk, ˌɛmbrɪˈɒdʒɪnɪ /

noun

1. Also called: embryogenesis.  the formation and development of an embryo

2. the study of these processes

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Other Word Forms

• embryogenetic adjective
• embryogenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of embryogeny

First recorded in 1825–35; embryo- + -geny

Example Sentences

The primitive Annelid mouth, however, does not appear in the embryogeny of Vertebrates, for the great development of the brain crowds it out of existence.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

At the stage which we have now reached a question arises, a question of major importance, touching the most nebulous aspect of embryogeny.

From More Hunting Wasps by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

The matter seemed involved in mystery, and no one attempted to raise the veil which hung over the subject of embryogeny.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

The correspondence between comparative embryogeny and comparative anatomy would remain too.

From Creative Evolution by Mitchell, Arthur

The number of stages in embryogeny is proportionate to the complexity of the adult; the younger the embryo the simpler its organs—such is the general formula of the relation between the embryo and the adult.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell