Definition of Morphogenesis

1. Noun. Differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism).

Category relationships: Being, Organism
Generic synonyms: Development, Growing, Growth, Maturation, Ontogenesis, Ontogeny

Definition of Morphogenesis

1. [n -GENESES]

Medical Definition of Morphogenesis

1. The process of shape formation: the processes that are responsible for producing the complex shapes of adults from the simple ball of cells that derives from division of the fertilized egg. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morphogenesis

morphing
morphings
morphinic
morphinism
morphinism
morphinisms
morphinomimetic
morphinone reductase
morphins
morpho
morpho
morphogen
morphogen
morphogeneses
morphogenesis (current term)
morphogenesis (current term)
morphogenetic
morphogenetic
morphogenetic movement
morphogenic
morphogens
morphogeny
morphologic
morphologic
morphological
morphological
morphologically
morphological adaptation
morphological features
morphological rule

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