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Embryologic

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em·bry·ol·o·gy  (mbr-l-j)
n.
1. The branch of biology that deals with the formation, early growth, and development of living organisms.
2. The embryonic structure or development of a particular organism.
embry·o·logic (--ljk), embry·o·logi·cal adj.
embry·o·logi·cal·ly adv.
embry·olo·gist n.
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Adj.1.embryologic - of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development"
embryonal, embryonic
immature - not yet mature


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