adverb
- in a manner relating to or based on embryology; from the perspective of embryonic development
Usage: technical; scientific
Examples
- The heart and blood vessels are embryologically derived from the mesoderm.
- Embryologically, the nervous system develops from the ectoderm.
- These structures are embryologically distinct despite their similar appearance in adults.
- The researchers traced the tissues embryologically to understand their origins.
- Embryologically speaking, the limbs form from lateral plate mesoderm.