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morphallaxis

[mawr-fuh-lak-sis]

noun

plural

morphallaxes 

  1. Biology.the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.

morphallaxis

/ ˌɔːəˈæɪ /

noun

  1. zoology the transformation of one part into another that sometimes occurs during regeneration of organs in certain animals

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Word History and Origins

Origin of morphallaxis1

1900–05; morph- + Greek á澱 exchange, barter (compare á𾱲 to change, exchange, ultimately derivative of áDz other, allo- ); coined by T. H. Morgan
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Word History and Origins

Origin of morphallaxis1

C20: New Latin, from morpho- + Greek allaxis exchange, from allassein to exchange, from allos other

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