Structured Summary
Abstract
The study of the development of an organism during the embryonic and fetal stages of life.
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Used as a Subheading
Embryology is also a MeSH subheading (qualifier Q000196), attached to other headings to focus them on this aspect:
Used with organs, regions, and animal headings for embryologic and fetal development. It is used also with diseases for embryologic factors contributing to postnatal disorders.
- Qualifier ID
- Q000196
- Qualifier Tree
- Y02.030, Y05.040
Indexing annotation
subhead only; includes "embryonic", "embryonal", "embryological aspects"; for embryonic & fetal development; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.29; DF: /embryol or /EM
Subheading synonyms
- embryonic aspects
- embryonic development
- fetal development
- prenatal development
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1 entry terms
- Embryologies
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Aspects Covered
12 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.
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Indexing Annotation
the discipline (education, history, etc) only; the qualifier/ embryol is available for use with specific anatomical terms, organisms, or diseases
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Embryology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004626. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004626
- Embryology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryology
- Embryology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131683