Definition of ontogenesis Ontogenesis

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Noun
ontogenesis - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
		growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny
		nondevelopment failure of normal development to occur
		biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms
		biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms
		culture the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"
		amelogenesis the developmental process of forming tooth enamel
		angiogenesis the formation of new blood vessels
		apposition (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
		auxesis growth from increase in cell size without cell division
		anthesis, blossoming, florescence, flowering, inflorescence, efflorescence the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
		caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)
		cohesion (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
		cultivation (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
		cytogenesis, cytogeny the origin and development and variation of cells
		leafing, foliation the work of coating glass with metal foil
		fructification organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses)
		gametogenesis the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis
		gastrulation the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells
		sprouting, germination the origin of some development; "the germination of their discontent"
		habit (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"
		infructescence the fruiting stage of the inflorescence
		intussusception (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
		juvenescence the process of growing into a youth
		life cycle a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage
		masculinisation, masculinization, virilisation, virilization the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
		morphogenesis differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)
		myelinisation, myelinization the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber
		neurogenesis the development of nerve tissues
		palingenesis, recapitulation emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
		proliferation growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
		psychogenesis a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind
		psychogenesis a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind
		psychomotor development progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities
		psychosexual development (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage
		rooting the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
		suppression forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
		odontiasis, teething, dentition the eruption through the gums of baby teeth
		teratogenesis the development of defects in an embryo
		vegetation inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"

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Wiktionary

ontogenesis (Noun)
The arising or development of an individual organism.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

ontogenesis (n.)
Alt. of Ontogeny

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

ontogenesis
The entire sequence of events involved in the development of an individual organism.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

ontogenesis
on-tō-jen′e-sis, n. the history of the individual development of an organised being as distinguished from phylogenesis and biogenesis—also Ontog′eny.—adjs. Ontogenet′ic, -al, Ontogen′ic.—adv. Ontogenet′ically. [Gr. onta, things being, neut. pl. of ōn, pr.p. of einai, to be, genesis, generation.]