embryology
- noun
- /ˌɛm.briˈɑː.lə.dʒi/
- Specialized
- The study of embryology helps scientists learn about congenital disabilities in human development.
- embryology and anatomy
- human embryology
- developmental embryology
Examples
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A complete understanding of embryology, anatomy, and branchial cleft tract anomalies is required for safe and adequate excision.
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The embryology of the neck is determined by changes in the branchial clefts during development.
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But with an understanding of the embryology of the facial nerve, its location can be easily and accurately predicted.
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Part II, which covers the embryology of the facial nerve and related structures, will appear in an upcoming issue.
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Therefore, a knowledge of embryology and anatomy aids the surgeon during dissection.
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In such cases, judgment based on an understanding of embryology may be the surgeon's only guide to the position of the facial nerve.
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We describe one of these cases to illustrate the clinical application of information about facial nerve embryology.
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Editor's note: This article on the embryology of the facial nerve and related structures is the second of a two-part series.
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A complete understanding of embryology and surgical anatomy will aid the surgeon when encountering perplexing variants.
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Scott E. Gilbert, John M. Opitz, and Rudolf A. Raft did research on embryology that led them to reevaluate homology and morphogenetic fields.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Embryology starts with embryo, from an old Greek word for a 'young one' that grows inside, and ends with -logy, meaning 'study' as in biology. So, embryology is the study of the early development of living things.