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Morphogenesis
The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
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The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
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| Word | Definition |
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| morphologenesisnoun | Alternative form of morphogenesis. [(biology) The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism] |
| histogenesisnoun | (biology) the formation and development of the tissues of an organism from embryonic cells |
| maturationnoun | The process of becoming mature. |
| morphosisnoun | (biology) The way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development. |
| morphogeneticsnoun | (biology) The study of morphogenesis. |
| organogenesisnoun | (biology) the formation and development of the organs of an organism from embryonic cells |
| pathomorphogenesisnoun | (pathology) The morphogenesis of disease |
| morphogenynoun | (historical, biology, theory of recapitulation, rare) The study of the evolution of forms by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny. |
| individuationnoun | The process of individuating or individualizing. |
| morphoregulationnoun | (biology) The regulation of morphogenesis |
| differentiationnoun | The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense). |
| morphopoiesisnoun | (biology) The formation of a biological structure from smaller subunits |
| photomorphogenesisnoun | (biology) the regulatory effect of light on the growth, development and differentiation of plant cells, tissues and organs |
| organodifferentiationnoun | (biology) The differentiation of organs in a developing plant or animal |
| neogenesisnoun | (biology) The regeneration of tissue. |
| myogenesisnoun | (biology) The formation of muscle tissue during the development of an embryo |
| morphogennoun | Any substance that governs the movement and development of cells during morphogenesis by forming a concentration gradient in the developing tissue. |
| somatogenesisnoun | (biology) The development of an embryo into a mature organism |
| anormogenesisnoun | (biology, pathology) abnormal formation and development (of cells or tissue) |
| ontogenesisnoun | The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood. |
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