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Noun: morphogenesis  ,mor-fu'je-nu-sis
  1. Differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)
    "Embryonic morphogenesis involves complex cellular interactions"

Type of: development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny

Encyclopedia: Morphogenesis