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morphogenesis

/ˌmɔɹ.foʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
mor-pho-gen-e-sis
IPA
/ˌmɔɹ.foʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From morpho- + -genesis.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɔɹ.foʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
  • British English: /ˌmɔː.fəˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

morphogeneses (plural)

Derived Forms

automorphogenesis cardiomorphogenesis cytomorphogenesis dysmorphogenesis neuromorphogenesis pathomorphogenesis photomorphogenesis skotomorphogenesis thermomorphogenesis thigmomorphogenesis tubulomorphogenesis

Frequently Paired Words

morphallaxis morphogene morphogenic

Rhymes With

genesis angiogenesis

Questions

How do you pronounce morphogenesis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɔɹ.foʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/.
What does morphogenesis mean?
The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
Where does morphogenesis come from?
From morpho- + -genesis.

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