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embryological

C2
adjective

Pronunciation

UK

  • /ˌɛmbrɪəlˈɒdʒɪkəl/

US

  • /ˌɛmbrɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl/

Description

"Embryological" belongs to the world of very early life. It describes anything connected with an embryo or with the first stages of development in a living thing. You will mostly see it in biology or medicine, where people talk about how an animal, plant, or human develops from its earliest form. It also appears in discussions of evolution, because looking at early stages in different species can show important similarities. For example, a scientist might compare the embryological development of fish and humans to study how certain body structures begin.

Examples

  1. 1

    Medical training

    The course begins with the embryological stages of heart development.

  2. 2

    Research

    She is doing embryological research on how the brain forms before birth.

  3. 3

    Scientific evidence

    The scientist compared genetic data with embryological evidence from living animals.

    • Meaning

      embryological evidence

      evidence from studying how an organism develops very early in life

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Main spelling

  • embryologicaladjective