morphallaxis (redirected from morphallactic)

mor·phal·lax·is  (môrf-lkss)

n. pl. mor·phal·lax·es (-lksz)

The regeneration of a body part by means of structural or cellular reorganization with only limited production of new cells, observed primarily in invertebrate organisms, such as certain lobsters.

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[New Latin : morph(o)- + Greek allaxis, exchange (from allassein, to exchange, from allos, other; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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morphallaxis - regeneration on a reduced scale of a body part; observed especially in invertebrates such as certain lobsters regeneration - (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs