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ontogenesis

/ ontogenesis /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
"he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
Opposites:
nondevelopment
Type of:
organic process biological process
Kinds of:
culture amelogenesis angiogenesis apposition auxesis
Derived:
develop grow produce get acquire
Domain:
biology biological science
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Total Relationships
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organic process biological process culture amelogenesis angiogenesis apposition auxesis nondevelopment