morphosis

English

Etymology

From Late Latin morphosis, from Ancient Greek μόρφωσις (mórphōsis, “shaping”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɔːˈfəʊsɪs/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /mɔɹfoʊsɪs/

Noun

morphosis (plural morphoses)

1. (biology) The way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development. [from 19th c.]

Derived terms

• anthropomorphosis
• coremorphosis
• cytomorphosis
• epimorphosis
• gerontomorphosis
• heteromorphosis
• holomorphosis
• homomorphosis
• hypermorphosis
• hypomorphosis
• pathomorphosis
• pedomorphosis
• phyllomorphosis
• pseudomorphosis
• xenomorphosis
• zoomorphosis

Anagrams

• isomorphs