ontogenesis

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  • 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 level

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1. These processes are observed during ontogenesis , tumor progression , ischemic disease or physical training .

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