embryologic
- adjective
- /ˌɛmbrɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/
- Specialized
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embriológico
- The urachus is an embryologic structure that usually undergoes obliteration in utero.
- embryologic malformations
- embryologic development
- embryologic structures
Examples
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Embryologic development of the esophagus and stomach occurs at approximately the fourth week of gestation.
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The embryologic development of the head and neck is directed by an ensemble of numerous genes.
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Embryologic malformations of the head and neck are rare.
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The precise embryologic sequence of events has been difficult to formulate, given the complex nature of the vascular system in the head and neck.
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To date, no correlation has been observed between the genetic background and embryologic branchial arch malformations.
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The makeup of these embryologic structures is transient, as they undergo remodeling to the point that their original forms are essentially unrecognizable in adults.
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Future investigations of branchial tracts should focus on embryologic molecular genetics, especially with respect to the Hox genes.
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This would explain the various locations of thymic anomalies, which can be found anywhere along the embryologic course of the thymus gland's descent.
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This information allows the surgeon to predict the anatomy of the deformed ear and facial nerve on the basis of their usual embryologic development at the time when the arrest occurred.
Academic text (2003) -
The embryologic development of the esophagus and stomach occurs at approximately the fourth week of gestation.
Synonyms
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About the first stage of life inside an egg or the mother's body before birth
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Relating to the early stage before birth or hatching
About the development of embryos before birth
At an early stage, just beginning to form
Relating to the development of an animal or plant from birth to adulthood
Surface Forms
Morphology
embryologic = embryology (semi-transparent) = embryo + logy + ic
The word is regularly formed from 'embryology' plus '-ic', but the technical combining form '-logy' and the specialized scientific meaning make it only partly transparent.
Etymology
Embryologic comes from the simple word embryo, from a Greek word meaning 'young one', plus the ending -ic which means 'related to' or 'about'. So embryologic means 'about embryos' or the early stages of life, which is why we use it for development before birth or hatching.