histogenesis
- noun
- /ˌhɪstəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
- Specialized
- During embryonic development, histogenesis plays a key role in the formation of different organs and structures.
Examples
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The histogenesis of muscle fibers is critical for understanding how muscles repair after injury.
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Researchers are studying the histogenesis of various tissues to understand how they develop in the body.
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The histogenesis of such a tumor has not been fully understood.
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The histogenesis of these tumors remains controversial.
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The histogenesis of SFTs is controversial. They were initially thought to be of mesothelial origin.
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Because of the dichotomous distribution of cells in these tumors, there is controversy over their histogenesis.
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The histogenesis of Warthin's tumor in the parotid gland is controversial.
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Because ameloblastoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma are not related in terms of histogenesis, they are not very likely to occur in the same patient at nearly the same time.
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Kokini's studies of small intestinal submucosa have shown that this material can be used as a scaffold for the histogenesis of tendon tissue and hernia repair tissue.
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The exact histogenesis of NMC is unknown, but Markel and Enzinger postulated that it originates as a hamartomatous malformation secondary to a combination of different mature tissue elements.
Academic text (2004)
How Developed
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Histogenesis comes from the parts histo- meaning 'tissue' and -genesis meaning 'birth' or 'creation', the same idea behind the word generate. So histogenesis means the 'birth' or formation of tissues, which is why it refers to the process of tissues forming and growing.