morphosis
1 of 2noun
mor·pho·sis
mȯ(r)ˈfōsə̇s
plural morphoses
-ōˌsēz
1
: the mode of development of an organism or one of its parts
2
: a nonadaptive structural modification
-morphosis
2 of 2noun combining form
-mor·pho·sis
ˈmȯ(r)fəsə̇sometimes ˌmȯ(r)ˈfōsə̇s
plural -morphoses
ˈ⸗fəˌsēz,
ˌ⸗ˈfōˌsēz
1
: development or change of form of a (specified) thing
cytomorphosis
2
: development or change of form in a (specified) manner
heteromorphosis
Word History
Etymology
Noun
New Latin, from Greek morphōsis action or process of forming, from morphoun to form, from morphē form
Noun combining form
Latin, from Greek -morphōsis, from morphōsis
- equine variola
- equinely
- equiner
- equines
- equinest
- equinia
- equinities
- equinity
- equinoctial
- equinoctial circle
- equinoctial colure
- equinoctial line
- equinoctial point
- equinoctial tide
- equinoctial year
- equinoctials
- equinox
- equinoxes
- equip
- equipage
- equipages
- equiparated
- equiparates
- equiparating
- equipartition