morphogenesis

[ mawr-fuh-jen-uh-sis ]

/ ˌmɔr fəˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

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noun Embryology.

the development of structural features of an organism or part.

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Origin of morphogenesis

First recorded in 1880–85; morpho- + genesis

OTHER WORDS FROM morphogenesis

mor·pho·ge·net·ic

[mawr-foh-juh-net-ik], /ˌmɔr foʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, mor·pho·gen·ic, adjective

Words nearby morphogenesis

morphine, morphing, morphinism, -morphism, morpho, morphogenesis, morphol., morpholine, morpholino, morphologic construction, morphology

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How to use morphogenesis in a sentence

Therefore the elementary functions of the organism may properly be called the internal means of morphogenesis.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch
We therefore make no claim to offer a complete system of the internal elementary means of morphogenesis.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch
But, first of all, let us observe that the elementary means of morphogenesis are far from being morphogenesis themselves.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch
All means of morphogenesis are only to be considered as the most general frame of events within which morphogenesis occurs.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch

Weismann, we know already, had assumed that a sort of machine was the prime mover of morphogenesis.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch

British Dictionary definitions for morphogenesis

morphogenesis

/ (ˌmɔːfəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

the development of form and structure in an organism during its growth from embryo to adult

the evolutionary development of form in an organism or part of an organism

Derived forms of morphogenesis

morphogenetic (ˌmɔːfəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or morphogenic, adjective

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Scientific definitions for morphogenesis

morphogenesis

[ môr′fō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

Formation of the structure of an organism or part involving differentiation and growth of tissues and organs during development.