- morphogeny
- mor·phog·e·ny
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morphogeny
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Morphogeny — Mor*phog e*ny, n. [form + root of ? to be born.] (Biol.) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms; distinguished from {physiogeny}. Haeckel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
morphogeny — mor·phog·e·ny (mor fojґə ne) morphogenesis … Medical dictionary
morphogeny — n. n. development of morphological characteristics. ♦ morphogenetic, ♦ morphogenic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
morphogeny — mȯ(r)ˈfäjənē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary morph + geny : morphogenesis … Useful english dictionary
Biology — • The science on life and living organisms Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Biology Biology † … Catholic encyclopedia
Organogenesis — Or ga*no*gen e*sis, n. [Organo + genesis.] 1. (Biol.) The origin and development of organs in animals and plants. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) The germ history of the organs and systems of organs, a branch of morphogeny. Haeckel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Physiogeny — Phys i*og e*ny, n. [Gr. fy sis nature + root of gi gnesqai to be born.] (Biol.) The germ history of the functions, or the history of the development of vital activities, in the individual, being one of the branches of ontogeny. See {Morphogeny}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Protostega — Taxobox name = Protostega fossil range = Late Cretaceous regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira familia = †Protostegidae genus = †Protostega genus authority = Cope, 1871 Protostega gigas (… … Wikipedia
Protostegidae — Taxobox name = Protostegidae fossil range = Cretaceous image width =200px image caption = Archelon , the largest member of the family. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira familia =… … Wikipedia
conformation — Synonyms and related words: Platonic form, Platonic idea, accommodation, accord, accordance, acquiescence, adaptation, adaption, adjustment, aesthetic form, affinity, agreement, anatomy, archetype, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, art… … Moby Thesaurus
