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morphallaxis

mor·phal·lax·is [ màwrfə láksiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
regeneration of body parts: the process whereby an organism regenerates body parts by the reorganization and transformation of existing tissue, rather than by the formation of new tissue

[Late 19th century. < Greek morphē "form" + allaxis "exchange"]
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