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anamorphosis

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an⋅a⋅mor⋅pho⋅sis

  [an-uh-mawr-fuh-sis, -mawr-foh-sis]
–noun, plural -ses  [-seez, -seez] .
1. a drawing presenting a distorted image that appears in natural form under certain conditions, as when viewed at a raking angle or reflected from a curved mirror.
2. the method of producing such a drawing.
3. Zoology, Entomology. the gradual change in form from one type to another during the evolution of a group of organisms.
4. (in certain arthropods) metamorphosis in which body parts or segments are added to those already present.
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Origin:
1720–30; < Gk, equiv. to anamorphō- (var. s. of anamorphoûn to transform; see ana-, morpho- ) + -sis -sis
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an·a·mor·pho·sis   (ān'ə-môr'fə-sĭs)   
n.   pl. an·a·mor·pho·ses (-sēz')

    1. An image that appears distorted unless it is viewed from a special angle or with a special instrument.

    2. The production of such an image.

  2. Evolutionary increase in complexity of form and function.


[New Latin anamorphōsis, from Late Greek anamorphoun, to transform : Greek ana-, ana- + Greek morphē, shape.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ana·mor·pho·sis
Pronunciation: "an-&-'mor-f&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ana·mor·pho·ses /-"sEz/
: a gradually ascending progression or change of form from one type to another in the evolution of a group of animals orplants
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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