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em•bry•ol•o•gy
Pronunciation: (em"brē-ol'u-jē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -gies.
1. the science dealing with the formation, development, structure, and functional activities of embryos.
2. the origin, growth, and development of an embryo:
the embryology of the chick. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.