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morphallaxis

American  
[mawr-fuh-lak-sis] / ˌmɔr fəˈlæk sɪs /

noun

plural

morphallaxes

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

morphallaxis British  
/ ˌmɔːfəˈlæksɪs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of morphallaxis

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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