histogenesis

[his-tuh-jen-uh-sis]

noun Biology.

the origin and development of tissues.

Origin of histogenesis

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

Related formshis·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

Historical Examples of 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)

noun

the formation of tissues and organs from undifferentiated cells

Derived Formshistogenetic (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 formshis′to•ge•net′ic (-jə-nĕt′ĭk) null adj.