neuroembryologyn.
/ˌnjʊərəʊɛmbrɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˈˌn(j)ʊroʊˌɛmbriˈɑlədʒi/ Biology.
The embryology of the nervous system; the branch of science dealing with this.
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the world > life > biology > study > [noun] > embryology > branches of
ovology1839
neuroembryology1933
placentology1960
fetology1965
1933 Science 18 Aug. 137/1 The whole subject of neuro-embryology of higher vertebrates should be reexamined.
1950 V. Hamburger & R. Levi-Montalcini in P. Weiss Genetic Neurol. 131 The material used in experimental neuroembryology has been confined largely to teleosts, amphibians, and the chick embryo.
1974 Nature 22 Mar. p. xi/1 (advt.) By combining the facts of neurophysiology, neuroembryology, and behaviour, a new theory is built up.
1980 Gray's Anat. (ed. 36) ii. 163/1 Hypotheses abound, and there is currently a great upsurge of interest in neuroembryology.
1993 Neurol. Rev. 16 259 (title) A review of the morphology of spinal cord malformations and their relation to neuro-embryology.
Derivatives
neuroembryoˈlogic adj. rare = neuroembryological adj.
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the world > life > biology > study > [adjective] > embryology > branches of
embryogenic1844
ovological1850
oological1855
embryogenetic1861
embryogenical1864
neuroembryologic1933
neuroembryological1950
1933 Science 18 Aug. 132/1 A notable beginning was made in neuro-embryologic study of behavior.
1982 Brain Res. Bull. 9 553 The technique of monoamine histofluorescence has been used successfully for neuroembryologic studies in a number of species ranging from amphibia to the human.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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