morphallaxis

[ mawr-fuh-lak-sis ]

noun,plural mor·phal·lax·es [mawr-fuh-lak-seez]. /ˌmɔr fəˈlæk siz/.
  1. Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.

Origin of morphallaxis

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1900–05; morph- + Greek állaxis exchange, barter (compare allássein to change, exchange, ultimately derivative of állos other, allo-); coined by T. H. Morgan

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British Dictionary definitions for morphallaxis

morphallaxis

/ (ˌmɔːfəˈlæksɪs) /


nounplural -laxes (-ˈlæksiːz)
  1. zoology the transformation of one part into another that sometimes occurs during regeneration of organs in certain animals

Origin of morphallaxis

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C20: New Latin, from morpho- + Greek allaxis exchange, from allassein to exchange, from allos other

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