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epimorphosis

[ep-uh-mawr-fuh-sis, -mawr-foh-]

noun Zoology.

a form of development in segmented animals in which body segmentation is completed before hatching.

Origin of epimorphosis

epi- + morphosis
Related formsep·i·mor·phic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for epimorphosis

epimorphosis

noun

a type of development in animals, such as certain insect larvae, in which segmentation of the body is complete before hatching
Derived Formsepimorphic, adjective
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epimorphosis in Medicine

epimorphosis

[ĕp′ə-môr-fō′sĭs]

n.

Regeneration of a part of an organism by extensive cell proliferation and differentiation at the cut surface.
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