morphallaxis

[ mawr-fuh-lak-sis ]

noun

, plural mor·phal·lax·es [mawr-f, uh, -, lak, -seez].

1. Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.

morphallaxis

/ ˌmɔːfəˈlæksɪs /

noun

1. zoology the transformation of one part into another that sometimes occurs during regeneration of organs in certain animals

Word History and Origins

Origin of morphallaxis¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of morphallaxis¹

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