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embryology

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

Noun

embryology (usually uncountable, plural embryologies)

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

embryology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

embryology in Hindi

the scientific study of embryos
भ्रूणविज्ञान bhrūṇvijñān

embryology in Tamil

கருவியல், கரு வளர்ச்சியியல், முளையவியல், சிசு வளரியல், மூலவுருவியல்

embryology in Malayalam

ഭ്രൂണവിജ്ഞാനം

embryology in Kannada

ಭ್ರೂಣಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಭ್ರೂಣಚರಿತ್ರೆ
More languagesFewer languages
embryology in Tagalog
embriyolohiya
embryology in Malay
embriologi, kaji lembaga

Forms of embryology

pluralembryologies

Origin of embryology

From embryo + -logy.

Words formed from embryology

Questions about embryology

What does embryology mean?
Embryology means the scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).
What is embryology in Hindi?
Embryology in Hindi is भ्रूणविज्ञान (bhrūṇvijñān). See Embryology meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is embryology?
Embryology is a noun.
What is the plural of embryology?
The plural of embryology is embryologies.

Words near embryology in the dictionary

  1. embryological
  2. embryologically
  3. embryologies
  4. embryologist
  5. embryologists
  6. embryology
  7. embryoma
  8. embryomas
  9. embryomata
  10. embryon
  11. embryonal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: embryology (page history and authors); embryology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); embryology (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); embryology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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