n, pl  -gies  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 also  em*bry*o*log*ic  adj em*bry*o*log*i*cal*ly adv 
 
 
 
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