Definition of embryology Embryology

/ɛˌmbɹiɑˈlʌʤi/ - [embreealujee] - em•bry•ol•o•gy

We found 6 definitions of embryology from 6 different sources.

What does embryology mean?

Noun Plural: embryologies
embryology - the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
		biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms
		teratology the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism

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embryology (n.)
The science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants; a study of the gradual development of the ovum until it reaches the adult stage.

embryology
The branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of organisms.

Embryology is the study of embryos or babies inside of mothers. It is sometimes said the babies are in the mother's stomach, but it is better to say they are inside the mother's womb, which is not where food goes. It does not only involve humans or mammals. In science the study of embryology begins when the male and female sex cells (gametes) create ova or sperm. Sometimes embryology can refer to sexual reproduction that is not sexual.

Carnegie stages.

Scientists have named 23 stages (or levels) that an embryo goes through in 60 days. These stages usually only apply to human beings or other big animals.