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
(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar);...
- apposition
(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers...
- intussusception
(biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between...
Botany
- cohesion
(botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate...
- foliation
(botany) the process of forming leaves.
Also contains
- gametogenesis
The development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis.
- dentition
The eruption through the gums of baby teeth.
- cenogenesis
Introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in...
- gastrulation
The process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of...
- infructescence
The fruiting stage of the inflorescence.
- rooting
The process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow.
- psychosexual development
(psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior...
- recapitulation
Emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared...
- juvenescence
The process of growing into a youth.
- cultivation
The process of fostering the growth of something; "the cultivation of bees for hone...
- morphogenesis
Differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organ...
- amelogenesis
The developmental process of forming tooth enamel.
- cytogenesis
The origin and development and variation of cells.
- life cycle
The course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity...
- angiogenesis
The formation of new blood vessels.
- fructification
The bearing of fruit.
- suppression
The failure to develop some part or organ.
- masculinization
The abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as...
- germination
The process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow.
- auxesis
Growth from increase in cell size without cell division.
- proliferation
Growth by the rapid multiplication of parts.
- teratogenesis
The development of defects in an embryo.
- psychogenesis
The development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological...
- psychogenesis
A general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind.
- habit
The general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal); "a shrub of spreading...
- psychomotor development
Progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activ...
- isometry
The growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same.
- efflorescence
The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms.
- myelinization
The development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber.
- neurogenesis
The development of nerve tissues.
- vegetation
The process of growth in plants.