EMBRYOLOGY

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Meaning:

The branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("embryology" is a kind of...):

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Domain member category:

germ layer ((embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation)

eyecup; optic cup ((embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina)

cleavage; segmentation ((embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum)

implantation; nidation ((embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals)

regulation ((embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "embryology"):

teratology (the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism)

Derivation:

embryologic; embryonic (of an organism prior to birth or hatching)