morphallaxis

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “morph "shape" + from the Greek allazein, (αλλάζειν) "to change" = "to change shape"”)

Noun

morphallaxis (usually uncountable, plural morphallaxes)

1. (biology) The regeneration of specific tissue due to loss or death of the existing tissue.

Related terms

• morphogenesis