embryology
noun
em·bry·ol·o·gy ˌem-brē-ˈä-lə-jē 
1
: a branch of biology dealing with embryos and their development
2
: the features and phenomena exhibited in the formation and development of an embryo
embryological
ˌem-brē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
adjective embryologically
ˌem-brē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē
adverb embryologist
ˌem-brē-ˈä-lə-jist
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The buildings are rented for exhibitions and classes in gardening, horticulture, chicken embryology, homemaking and robotics. 
John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 In 2013, Muldoon was teaching embryology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. USA Today, 23 May 2022 In 2011, with Oregon Health & Science’s support, Mitalipov established a small human embryology group to pursue his goal. Stephen S. Hall, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021 In 2013, Muldoon, now an associate professor at Midwestern University’s medical school in Glendale, was teaching embryology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. AZCentral.com, 5 May 2022 Bush first had a short stint ranching purple urchin in 2008 for the academic embryology research market, shipping small quantities to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and Brown University. Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022 Errors happen in every arena of medicine—and embryology is no exception. Elizabeth Narins, Health.com, 7 Dec. 2021 The field of synthetic embryology has exploded in recent years. Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 Dec. 2021 Also named in the suit are In VitroTech Labs, a third-party embryology center, and its parent company, Beverly Sunset Surgical Associates, both owned by Mor. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021 See More
John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 In 2013, Muldoon was teaching embryology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. USA Today, 23 May 2022 In 2011, with Oregon Health & Science’s support, Mitalipov established a small human embryology group to pursue his goal. Stephen S. Hall, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021 In 2013, Muldoon, now an associate professor at Midwestern University’s medical school in Glendale, was teaching embryology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. AZCentral.com, 5 May 2022 Bush first had a short stint ranching purple urchin in 2008 for the academic embryology research market, shipping small quantities to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and Brown University. Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022 Errors happen in every arena of medicine—and embryology is no exception. Elizabeth Narins, Health.com, 7 Dec. 2021 The field of synthetic embryology has exploded in recent years. Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 Dec. 2021 Also named in the suit are In VitroTech Labs, a third-party embryology center, and its parent company, Beverly Sunset Surgical Associates, both owned by Mor. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
French embryologie
First Known Use
circa 1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
embryology
noun
em·bry·ol·o·gy -jē
plural embryologies
1
: a branch of biology dealing with embryos and their development
2
: the features and phenomena exhibited in the formation and development of an embryo