Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

morphosis

[mawr-foh-sis]
See more synonyms for morphosis on Thesaurus.com
noun, plural mor·pho·ses [mawr-foh-seez] /mɔrˈfoʊ siz/. Biology.
  1. the sequence or manner of development or change in an organism or any of its parts.
Show More

Origin of morphosis

1665–75; < New Latin < Greek mórphōsis, equivalent to morph(oûn) to shape + -ōsis -osis
Related formsmor·phot·ic [mawr-fot-ik] /mɔrˈfɒt ɪk/, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for morphosis

morphosis

noun plural -ses (-siːz)
  1. biology development in an organism or its parts characterized by structural change
Show More
Derived Formsmorphotic (mɔːˈfɒtɪk), adjective

Word Origin

C17: via New Latin from Greek, from morphoun to form, from morphē form
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for morphosis

n.

"mode of formation," Modern Latin, from Greek morphosis "a forming, shaping," from morphe "form, shape; outward appearance" (see Morpheus).

Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
morphosis in Medicine

morphosis

(môr-fō′sĭs)
n. pl. mor•pho•ses (-sēz)
  1. The manner in which an organism or any of its parts changes form or undergoes development.
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.