embryologicallyadv.
/ˌɛmbrɪəˈlɒdʒᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌɛmbriəˈlɑdʒək(ə)li/ As regards embryology or embryogenesis; from an embryological point of view.
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embryologically1850
1850 L. Agassiz in Proc. 2nd Meeting Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 423 The egg or reproductive cell is, therefore, in every point of view, morphologically, anatomically, embryologically, or geologically, the organic unit of the animal kingdom.
1867 C. Kingsley Life & Lett. II. 246 With what other birds are they embryologically connected.
1907 Amer. Naturalist 41 441 The formation of relatively simple leaves in plants which bear lobed or compound forms may be described embryologically, as an arrest of development in the primordial leaf followed by a stage of expansion.
1961 S. Zuckerman New Syst. Anat. 346/2 A blind diverticulum about 5mm long, known as the prostatic utricle,..corresponds embryologically to the uterus and vagina in the female.
2000 C. Tudge Variety of Life ii. v. 197 Embryologically and genetically speaking, segmentation seems a simple trick to pull.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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