
Epimorphosis
UK
/ˌɛpɪˈmɔːfəsɪs/
US
/ˌɛpɪˈmɔrfəsɪs/

Translation of "epimorphosis" into Russian
epimorphosis
NounUK
/ˌɛpɪˈmɔːfəsɪs/
US
/ˌɛpɪˈmɔrfəsɪs/
epimorphosis
epimorphoses pl
Epimorphosis is a type of regeneration in some animals.
Эпиморфоз - это тип регенерации у некоторых животных.
Definitions
epimorphosis
NounUK
/ˌɛpɪˈmɔːfəsɪs/
US
/ˌɛpɪˈmɔrfəsɪs/
A type of biological regeneration where the lost or damaged part is replaced by growth from the remaining part, often involving the reformation of tissues.
The salamander's ability to regrow its tail is an example of epimorphosis.
Embryology: the development of an organism or anatomical structure by the successive addition of segments at a posterior growth zone.
In certain centipedes, epimorphosis results in the organism hatching with its full complement of body segments.
epimorphosis
AdjectiveUK
/ˌɛpɪˈmɔːfəsɪs/
US
/ˌɛpɪˈmɔrfəsɪs/
Relating to or involving epimorphosis.
The researchers proposed an epimorphosis model to explain limb regeneration in amphibians.