Morphogenesis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  morphogenesis \mor`pho*gen"e*sis\ (Biol.)
     The development of the tissues and organs of an organism; the
     formation of structural features of an organism.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  morphogenesis
       n : differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism
           (or a part of an organism)