organogenesis
[ awr-guh-noh-jen-uh-sis, awr-gan-oh‐ ]
/ ˌɔr gə noʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ɔrˌgæn oʊ‐ /
noun
Biology.
the origin and development of an organ.
Also
or·ga·nog·e·ny
[awr-guh-noj-uh-nee] /ˌɔr gəˈnɒdʒ ə ni/.
OTHER WORDS FROM organogenesis
or·ga·no·ge·net·ic [awr-guh-noh-juh-net-ik, awr-gan-oh‐] /ˌɔr gə noʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk, ɔrˌgæn oʊ‐/, adjective or·ga·no·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby organogenesis
organized militia,
organizer,
organo-,
organochlorine,
organogel,
organogenesis,
organogram,
organography,
organoid,
organoid tumor,
organoleptic
Example sentences from the Web for organogenesis
It cannot be our task to follow all the points of organogenesis of Echinus in detail.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism |Hans DrieschWe leave the mesenchyme for a while and study another kind of organogenesis.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism |Hans Driesch
British Dictionary definitions for organogenesis
organogenesis
/ (ˌɔːɡənəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /
noun
the formation and development of organs in an animal or plant
Also called: organogeny (ˌɔːɡənˈɒdʒənɪ)
the study of this process
Derived forms of organogenesis
organogenetic (ˌɔːɡənəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk), adjective organogenetically, adverbMedical definitions for organogenesis
organogenesis
[ ôr′gə-nō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs, ôr-găn′ə- ]
n.
The formation and development of the organs of living things.
organogeny