cytomorphosis

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noun

The changes in form of a cell as it develops.

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Meanings

nouncytomorphosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe changes in form of a cell as it develops.

    Endocytosis is a process which brings extracellular large molecules or other cells (like bacteria) into the cell interior by cytomorphosis.

    2015 July 17, Qiong Gao et al., “Transcriptome Analysis and Discovery of Genes Involved in Immune Pathways from Coelomocytes of Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) after Vibrio splendidus Challenge”, in International Journal of Molecular Sciences, volume 16, →DOI

Origin

From cyto- + morphosis.

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cytomorphosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytomorphosis

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“cytomorphosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytomorphosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytomorphosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytomorphosis.

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