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morphogenesis vs growth

growth vs morphogenesis

morphogenesis and growth both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
morphogenesis Yes No No No
growth Yes No No No
As nouns, growth is a hypernym of morphogenesis; that is, growth is a word with a broader meaning than morphogenesis:
  • morphogenesis: differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)
  • growth: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
Other hypernyms of morphogenesis include development, growing, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny.
morphogenesis (noun) growth (noun)
differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism) the gradual beginning or coming forth
vegetation that has grown
something grown or growing
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
a progression from simpler to more complex forms
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
Difference between morphogenesis and growth

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