embryology Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

WordNet

Em`bry*ol"o*gy noun
Etymology
Gr. an embryo + -logy: cf. F. embryologie.
Definitions
  1. (Biol.) 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.

Webster 1913