Word: heteromorphosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
ter
o
mor
pho
sis
Definition: The development of one tissue from a tissue of another type.
Morphemes:
Affix: hetero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: other, different
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕτερος
Language: grc
Decoded: eteros
Meaning: other, another, different
Affix: morphosis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μορφή
Language: grc
Decoded: morphe
Meaning: form, type
Affix: -όω
Language: grc
Decoded: -oo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive meaning: to make someone do or be something.
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process