[em.bry.ol.o.gy] n [F embryologie] (ca. 1847) 1: a branch of biology dealing with embryos and their development
2: the features and phenomena exhibited in the formation and development of an embryo -- em.bry.o.log.i.cal adj -- em.bry.o.log.i.cal.ly adv -- em.bry.ol.o.gist n