Medical Dictionary

morphallaxis

noun mor·phal·lax·is \ˌmr-fə-ˈlak-səs\
plural mor·phal·lax·es \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of MORPHALLAXIS

:  regeneration of a part or organism from a fragment by reorganization without cell proliferation—compare epimorphosis

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