noun
- a type of regeneration in which existing tissue is reorganized to replace lost body parts
Usage: biology
Examples
- The hydra demonstrates morphallaxis when it regenerates its head from existing body tissue.
- Unlike epimorphosis, morphallaxis involves restructuring of pre-existing cells rather than new growth.
- Scientists study morphallaxis in simple organisms to understand tissue regeneration.
- The process of morphallaxis allows some animals to recover from severe injuries.
- Morphallaxis occurs when a planarian worm regrows its missing parts through cellular reorganization.