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cephalogenesis

cephalogenesis noun: the formation of the head (in the developing embryo).

Noun

cephalogenesis (plural cephalogeneses)

  1. The formation of the head (in the developing embryo)

Forms of cephalogenesis

pluralcephalogeneses

Origin of cephalogenesis

From cephalo- + -genesis.

Questions about cephalogenesis

What does cephalogenesis mean?
Cephalogenesis means the formation of the head (in the developing embryo).
What part of speech is cephalogenesis?
Cephalogenesis is a noun.
What is the plural of cephalogenesis?
The plural of cephalogenesis is cephalogeneses.

Words near cephalogenesis in the dictionary

  1. cephalodynia
  2. cephalodynias
  3. cephalofacial
  4. cephalofoil
  5. cephalofoils
  6. cephalogenesis
  7. cephaloglycin
  8. cephalogram
  9. cephalograms
  10. cephalograph
  11. cephalographic

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