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Gastrulation

The process of invagination, in embryonic development, by which a gastrula is formed.

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The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an ima…

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Growing 70% connected

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The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity;…

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The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.

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Ontogeny 70% connected

The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in…

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