Medical Dictionary
ontogeny
noun on·tog·e·ny \än-ˈtäj-ə-nē\
plural on·tog·e·nies
Medical Definition of ONTOGENY
: the development or course of development of an individual organism—called also ontogenesis; compare phylogeny 2
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