| morphogeny | <biology> History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms; distinguished from physiogeny. Origin: form + root of to be born. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| morphologic | <biology> Of, pertaining to, or according to, the principles of morphology. Morpholog"ically. Origin: Cf. F. Morphologique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| morphologic element | Any anatomical unit, such as a cell. Synonym: morphologic element. (05 Mar 2000) |
| morphological | <biology> Of, pertaining to, or according to, the principles of morphology. Morpholog"ically. Origin: Cf. F. Morphologique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| morphological adaptation | <ecology> A structural feature that aids in fitting a species to its particular environment (for example, buttressed bases, adventitious roots and aerenchymous tissue). (09 Oct 1997) |
| morphological features | Properties related to the external structure of soil (such as colour and texture) or of plants. (09 Oct 1997) |
| morphologist | <biology> One who is versed in the science of morphology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| morphology | <study> A study of the configuration or the structure of animals and plants. (27 Sep 1997) |
| morphometric | Pertaining to morphometry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| morphometry | <technique> Method that involves measurement of shape. A variety of methods exist to enable one to examine, for example: the distribution of objects in a 2 D section of a cell and then to use this to predict the shapes and the distribution of these objects in three dimensions. (18 Nov 1997) |
| morphon | <biology> A morphological individual, characterised by definiteness of form bion, a physiological individual. See Tectology. Of morphons there are six orders or categories: 1. Plastids or elementary organisms. 2. Organs, homoplastic or heteroplastic. 3. Antimeres (opposite or symmetrical or homotypic parts). 4. Metameres (successive or homodynamous parts). 5. Personae (shoots or buds of plants, individuals in the narrowest sense among the higher animals). 6. Corms (stocks or colonies). For orders 2, 3, and 4 the term idorgan has been recently substituted. See Idorgan. Origin: Gr, p.pr. Of to form. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| morphonomy | <biology> The laws of organic formation. Origin: Gr. Form + a law. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| morphophyly | <biology> The tribal history of forms; that part of phylogeny which treats of the tribal history of forms, in distinction from the tribal history of functions. Origin: Gr. Form + a clan. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| morphophysiology | Anatomy studied in its relation to function. Synonym: morphophysiology, physiological anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| morphosis | <biology> The order or mode of development of an organ or part. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Form, fr. Form. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |