embryogenesis

embryogenesis

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English embryo
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis
Proto-Hellenic *génetis
Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der.
Latinbor.
English -genesis
English embryogenesis

    From embryo + -genesis.

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    Noun

    embryogenesis (usually uncountable, plural embryogeneses)

    1. The process by which an embryo is formed and develops.
      Coordinate terms: zygogenesis, fetogenesis

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