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.
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