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organogenesises

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or⋅ga⋅no⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [awr-guh-noh-jen-uh-sis, awr-gan-oh‑]
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–noun
Biology. the origin and development of an organ.
Also, or⋅ga⋅nog⋅e⋅ny  [awr-guh-noj-uh-nee] .

Origin:
1855–60; organo- + -genesis

Related forms:
or⋅ga⋅no⋅ge⋅net⋅ic  [awr-guh-noh-juh-net-ik, awr-gan-oh‑] , adjective
or⋅ga⋅no⋅ge⋅net⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Main Entry: or·gan·o·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: "or-g&-nO-'jen-&-s&s, or-"gan-&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural or·gan·o·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
: the origin and development of bodily organs —compare MORPHOGENESIS —or·gan·o·ge·net·ic /-j&-'net-ik/ adjective
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organogenesis or·gan·o·gen·e·sis (ôr'gə-nō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs, ôr-gān'ə-)
n.
The formation and development of the organs of living things. Also called organogeny.

or'gan·o·ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk) adj.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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