biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms

culture - (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"

biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms

amelogenesis - the developmental process of forming tooth enamel

angiogenesis - the formation of new blood vessels

apposition - (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material

auxesis - growth from increase in cell size without cell division

anthesis, blossoming, florescence, flowering, inflorescence, efflorescence - the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis - introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)

cohesion - (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)

cytogenesis, cytogeny - the origin and development and variation of cells

foliation, leafing - (botany) the process of forming leaves

fructification - the bearing of fruit

gametogenesis - the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis

gastrulation - the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells

germination, sprouting - the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

infructescence - the fruiting stage of the inflorescence

intussusception - (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall

juvenescence - the process of growing into a youth

life cycle - the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced

masculinisation, masculinization, virilisation, virilization - the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)

morphogenesis - differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)

myelinisation, myelinization - the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber

neurogenesis - the development of nerve tissues

biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms

palingenesis, recapitulation - emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species

proliferation - growth by the rapid multiplication of parts

psychomotor development - progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities

psychosexual development - (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage

rooting - the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow

suppression - (botany) the failure to develop of some part or organ of a plant

dentition, odontiasis, teething - the eruption through the gums of baby teeth

teratogenesis - the development of defects in an embryo

vegetation - the process of growth in plants

isometry - the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same

medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"