developmental biology

noun

: a discipline of biology concerned with the processes and mechanisms that control and influence the development and growth of organisms especially from a molecular, cellular, or genetic perspective see evolutionary developmental biology

developmental biologist noun

Examples of developmental biology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ari Geller was born and raised in the Orlando area and is now a PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania studying developmental biology. —Ari Geller, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025

However, the dizzying pace of the research, which started little more than a decade ago, is posing ethical, legal and regulatory challenges for the field of developmental biology. —Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 30 July 2025

Researchers in cancer and developmental biology were already studying this gene because its over-expression in neuroendocrine tissues led to tumors in various mammals. —Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 28 May 2025

Chapman, who was not involved in the research, studies bird evolution using paleontology and developmental biology. —Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 21 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for developmental biology

• electrophysiology
• micropaleontology
• neuroendocrinology
• otorhinolaryngology
• aetiology
• anthropology
• archaeology
• archeology
• audiology
• cardiology
• climatology
• cohomology

Medical Definition

developmental biology

noun

: a discipline of biology concerned with the processes and mechanisms that control and influence the development and growth of organisms especially from a molecular, cellular, or genetic perspective

developmental biologist noun