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Definition of Morphallaxis
1. Noun. Regeneration on a reduced scale of a body part; observed especially in invertebrates such as certain lobsters.
Definition of Morphallaxis
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Medical Definition of Morphallaxis
1. Regenerative process in which part of an organism is transformed directly into a new organism without replication at the cut surface. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Morphallaxis
Literary usage of Morphallaxis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bryn Mawr College Monographs by Bryn Mawr College (1906)
"This is what Morgan calls morphallaxis. Other flatworms in which ... Regeneration in
this form is, therefore, an example of morphallaxis, pure and simple. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1902)
"And, furthermore, it is possible to prevent the change of form (morphallaxis) Ъу
preventing the animals from attaching themselves. ..."
3. Collected Reprints, 1896-1915 by Frank Rattray Lillie (1896)
"... has proposed the term " morphallaxis," for this ... morphallaxis is very
slight, or in some parts entirely lacking. ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"The origin of the new material from the old, the process of
transformation (morphallaxis), the curious phenomenon of compensatory regulation,
the occurrence ..."
5. Regeneration by Thomas Hunt Morgan (1901)
"appear to belong to the same category as those described above for adult
forms—especially in those cases where pieces regenerate by morphallaxis. ..."
6. Neoplastic Diseases: A Treatise on Tumors by James Ewing (1922)
"This type of regeneration has been called morphallaxis (Morgan). Functional
hypertrophy of the whole organ is observed in diabetes. ..."
7. The Unity of the Organism; Or, The Organismal Conception of Life by William Emerson Ritter (1919)
"... the aperture in the coats of the ovule and ovum through which the male
fertilizing cell penetrates. morphallaxis. ..."
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