morphodifferentiation

morphodifferentiation
mor·pho·dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion .mȯr-fō-.dif-ə-.ren-chē-'ā-shən n structure or organ differentiation (as in tooth development)

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mor·pho·dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion (mor″fo-dif″ər-en″she-aґshən) arrangement of formative cells in development of tissues or organs, which leads to production of the ultimate shape of the structure.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • morphodifferentiation — mor·pho·differentiation …   English syllables

  • morphodifferentiation — |mȯ(r)(ˌ)fō+ noun Etymology: morph + differentiation : structure or organ differentiation (as in tooth development) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tooth development — Radiograph of lower right (from left to right) third, second, and first molars in different stages of development. Tooth development or odontogenesis is the complex process by which teeth form from embryonic cells, grow, and erupt into the mouth …   Wikipedia

  • bell stage — the third stage of odontogenesis, a time of morphodifferentiation and histodifferentiation in which the enamel organ changes in shape from a cap to a bell that has four distinct layers …   Medical dictionary

  • morph- — I. combining form or morpho Etymology: German morpho form, from Greek morph , morpho , from morphē more at form : form : shape : structure …   Useful english dictionary

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