morphogenesis

English

Etymology

From morpho- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

morphogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural morphogeneses)

1. (biology) The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism

Derived terms

• automorphogenesis
• cardiomorphogenesis
• cytomorphogenesis
• dysmorphogenesis
• neuromorphogenesis
• pathomorphogenesis
• photomorphogenesis
• skotomorphogenesis
• thermomorphogenesis
• thigmomorphogenesis
• tubulomorphogenesis

 

Related terms

• morphallaxis
• morphogene
• morphogenic

 

Translations

the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism

• French: morphogénie (fr) f, morphogenèse (fr) f
• Ido: morfogenezo (io)
• Irish: morfaigineas m
• Italian: morfogenesi f, morfogenia f
• Portuguese: morfogenia f, morfogénese f (Portugal), morfogênese f (Brazil)
• Romanian: morfogenie (ro) f, morfogeneză (ro) f
• Russian: морфогенез (ru) m (morfogenéz)
• Spanish: morfogenía f
• Tagalog: mulanyuan