histogenesis

[ his-tuh-jen-uh-sis ]

/ ˌhɪs təˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun Biology.

the origin and development of tissues.

Nearby words

histocyte, histocytosis, histodialysis, histodifferentiation, histogen, histogenesis, histogenous, histogram, histography, histoid, histoid leprosy

Origin of histogenesis

First recorded in 1850–55; histo- + -genesis

Related forms

his·to·ge·net·ic

[his-tuh-juh-net-ik] /ˌhɪs tə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjectivehis·to·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for histogenesis

The process of tissue-destruction is known as 'histolysis'; the rebuilding process is called 'histogenesis.'
The Life-Story of Insects|Geo. H. Carpenter
Why then occurs all that folding, and bending, and histogenesis, and all the other processes we have described?
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch

British Dictionary definitions for histogenesis

histogenesis

histogeny (hɪˈstɒdʒənɪ)

/ (ˌhɪstəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

the formation of tissues and organs from undifferentiated cells

Derived Forms

histogenetic (ˌhɪstəʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk) or histogenic, adjectivehistogenetically or histogenically, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for histogenesis

histogenesis

[ hĭs′tō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The formation and development of the tissues of the body.

Related forms

his′to•ge•net′ic (-jə-nĕt′ĭk) null adj.