embryology

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noun

The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).

OriginAncient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos →
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Meanings

nounembryology (usually uncountable, plural embryologies)

plural embryologies

  1. uncountableusuallyThe scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).

Origin

  1. Englishembryo
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  5. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  6. Englishembryology

From embryo + -logy.

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Translations

Catalan embriologia
  • embriologiathe scientific study of embryos
Chinese Mandarin 胚胎學 /胚胎学
  • 胚胎學 /胚胎学 (pēitāixué)the scientific study of embryos
Dutch embryologie
  • embryologiethe scientific study of embryos
Esperanto embriologio
  • embriologiothe scientific study of embryos
Finnish embryologia
  • embryologiathe scientific study of embryos
French embryologie
  • embryologiethe scientific study of embryos
German Embryologie
  • Embryologiethe scientific study of embryos
Greek εμβρυολογία
  • εμβρυολογία (emvryología)the scientific study of embryos
Hindi भ्रूणविज्ञान
  • भ्रूणविज्ञान (bhrūṇvijñān)the scientific study of embryos
Hungarian embriológia
  • embriológiathe scientific study of embryos
Italian embriologia
  • embriologiathe scientific study of embryos
Japanese 発生学, 胎生学
  • 発生学 (hasseigaku)the scientific study of embryos
  • 胎生学 (taiseigaku)the scientific study of embryos
Malay embriologi, kaji lembaga
  • embriologithe scientific study of embryos
  • kaji lembagathe scientific study of embryos
Portuguese embriologia
  • embriologiathe scientific study of embryos
Romanian embriologie
  • embriologiethe scientific study of embryos
Russian эмбриоло́гия
  • эмбриоло́гия (embriológija)the scientific study of embryos
Spanish embriología
  • embriologíathe scientific study of embryos
Tagalog embriyolohiya
  • embriyolohiyathe scientific study of embryos
Cite this entry
APA

embryology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embryology

MLA

“embryology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embryology. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embryology,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embryology.

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