histogenesis

American  

[his-tuh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌhɪs təˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

Biology.

1. the origin and development of tissues.

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histogenesis British  

/ ˌhɪstəʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk, hɪˈstɒdʒənɪ, ˌhɪstəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

1. the formation of tissues and organs from undifferentiated cells

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Other Word Forms

• histogenetic adjective
• histogenetically adverb

Etymology

Origin of histogenesis

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

Example Sentences

This process can therefore only be looked on as a secondary one that hastens and perfects the destruction necessary to permit of the accompanying histogenesis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

Such tumors are to be regarded as of an endothelial rather than epithelial character, and as such their histogenesis falls under the general laws of the development of tissues.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

As to the nature of histogenesis, nothing more can be said than that it appears to be a phenomenon similar to embryonic growth, though limited to certain spots.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

The changes have been found to be made up of two sets of processes: histolysis, by which the whole or part of a structure disappears: and histogenesis, or the formation of the new structure.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various