Hypernym

organic process 1

noun

a process occurring in living organisms

Pertainym (pertains to noun)

ontogenetic 1

adjective

of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms

Part_meronym

gastrulation 1

noun

the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

biology 1

noun

the science that studies living organisms

ontogeny 1

noundomain: natural proc.

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(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

Examples

1.he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children

Synonyms

Derivationally related form

ontogenetic 1

adjective

of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms

Hyponym

culture 4

noun

(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)

amelogenesis 1

noun

the developmental process of forming tooth enamel

angiogenesis 1

noun

the formation of new blood vessels

apposition 2

noun

(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material

auxesis 1

noun

growth from increase in cell size without cell division

Part_holonym

gastrulation 1

noun

the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

biology 1

noun

the science that studies living organisms

isometry 1

noun

the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same

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