Meanings
noundevelopmental biology (usually uncountable, plural developmental biologies)
plural developmental biologies
- uncountableusuallybiologyThe study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms from their conception through reaching physical maturity.
Meronyms: embryology, fetology, teratology
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 發育生物學 /发育生物学
- 發育生物學 /发育生物学study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms
Danish udviklingsbiologi
- udviklingsbiologistudy of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms
Finnish kehitysbiologia
- kehitysbiologiastudy of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms
French biologie du développement
- biologie du développementstudy of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms
German Entwicklungsbiologie
- Entwicklungsbiologiestudy of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms
Cite this entry
APA
developmental biology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developmental%20biology
MLA
“developmental biology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developmental%20biology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “developmental biology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developmental%20biology.
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