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embryogenetic
em·bry·og·e·ny
/
ˌɛm
briˈɒdʒ
ə
ni
/
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em-bree-
oj
-
uh
-nee
]
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noun
the formation and development of the embryo, as a subject of scientific study.
Also,
em·bry·o·gen·e·sis
/
ˌɛm
bri
oʊˈdʒɛn
ə
sɪs
/
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em-bree-oh-
jen
-
uh
-sis
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.
Origin:
1825–35;
embryo-
+
-geny
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em·bry·o·gen·ic
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ˌɛm
bri
oʊˈdʒɛn
ɪk
/
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em-bree-oh-
jen
-ik
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,
em·bry·o·ge·net·ic
/
ˌɛm
bri
oʊ
dʒəˈnɛt
ɪk
/
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em-bree-oh-j
uh
-
net
-ik
]
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,
adjective
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embryogeny
(ˌɛmbrɪˈɒdʒɪnɪ)
—
n
1.
Also called:
embryogenesis
the formation and development of an embryo
2.
the study of these processes
embryogenic
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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