histogeny
HistogenesisHistogenesis.
Meaning
2 senses(dated, uncountable, usually)Histogenesis.
(historical, rare, uncountable)The study of the evolution of the forms of biological cells and tissues by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.
Origin
From histo- (“biological tissue”) + -geny (“origin”). Learned borrowing from German HistoFrom histo- (“biological tissue”) + -geny (“origin”).
Learned borrowing from German Histogenie, itself from histo- + -genie; equivalent to histo- (“biological tissue”) + -geny (“origin”).
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Forms
plural: histogenies| Singular | histogeny |
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uncountable
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable