Medical term:
ontogeny
ontogeny
[on″toj´ĕ-ne]the complete developmental history of an individual organism. adj., adj ontogenet´ic, ontogen´ic.
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on·tog·e·ny
(on-toj'ĕ-nē),Development of the individual, as distinguished from phylogeny, which is evolutionary development of the species.
Synonym(s): ontogenesis
[G. ōn, being, + genesis, origin]
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ontogeny
(ŏn-tŏj′ə-nē)n. pl. ontoge·nies
The development of an individual organism or a part of an organism from inception to maturity. Also called ontogenesis.
on′to·ge·net′ic (ŏn′tə-jə-nĕt′ĭk), on′to·gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.
on′to·ge·net′i·cal·ly, on′to·gen′i·cal·ly adv.
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ontogeny
The biological history of the development and growth of a single individual or organism. See Phylogeny.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
on·tog·e·ny
(on-toj'ĕ-nē)Development of the individual, as distinguished from phylogeny, which is evolutionary development of the species.
Synonym(s): ontogenesis.
Synonym(s): ontogenesis.
[G. ōn, being, + genesis, origin]
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ontogeny
The development of an individual organism of a species from fertilization to maturity.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
ontogeny
the whole of the development of an organism from fertilization to the completion of the life history. See HAEKEL'S LAW.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
on·tog·e·ny
(on-toj'ĕ-nē)Development of the individual.
Synonym(s): ontogenesis.
Synonym(s): ontogenesis.
[G. ōn, being, + genesis, origin]
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