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ontogenesis

noun

(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…

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11
Starts with
O
Ends with
S
Contains
NT
Scrabble score
12
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OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. (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”

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he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children

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