Development

Of biology and organic process.   May also be referred to as growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis and ontogeny.

(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".

This concept's ID is @1~67612

Biology

  • culture 1 facts

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

  • apposition 0 facts

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

  • intussusception 0 facts

    (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between...

Botany

  • cohesion 0 facts

    (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate...

  • foliation 0 facts

    (botany) the process of forming leaves.

Also contains

  • gametogenesis 2 facts

    The development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis.

  • dentition 1 facts

    The eruption through the gums of baby teeth.

  • cenogenesis 0 facts

    Introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in...

  • gastrulation 0 facts

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

  • infructescence 0 facts

    The fruiting stage of the inflorescence.

  • rooting 0 facts

    The process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow.

  • psychosexual development 0 facts

    (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior...

  • recapitulation 0 facts

    Emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared...

  • juvenescence 0 facts

    The process of growing into a youth.

  • cultivation 0 facts

    The process of fostering the growth of something; "the cultivation of bees for hone...

  • morphogenesis 0 facts

    Differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organ...

  • amelogenesis 0 facts

    The developmental process of forming tooth enamel.

  • cytogenesis 0 facts

    The origin and development and variation of cells.

  • life cycle 0 facts

    The course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity...

  • angiogenesis 0 facts

    The formation of new blood vessels.

  • fructification 0 facts

    The bearing of fruit.

  • suppression 0 facts

    The failure to develop some part or organ.

  • masculinization 0 facts

    The abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as...

  • germination 0 facts

    The process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow.

  • auxesis 0 facts

    Growth from increase in cell size without cell division.

  • proliferation 0 facts

    Growth by the rapid multiplication of parts.

  • teratogenesis 0 facts

    The development of defects in an embryo.

  • psychogenesis 0 facts

    The development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological...

  • psychogenesis 0 facts

    A general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind.

  • habit 0 facts

    The general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal); "a shrub of spreading...

  • psychomotor development 0 facts

    Progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activ...

  • isometry 0 facts

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

  • efflorescence 0 facts

    The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms.

  • myelinization 0 facts

    The development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber.

  • neurogenesis 0 facts

    The development of nerve tissues.

  • vegetation 0 facts

    The process of growth in plants.