Home › Words › E › epimorphosisepimorphosisepimorphosis means the regeneration of tissues or organs through the dedifferentiation of existing, differentiated adult tissues.EtymologyFrom epi- + morphosis.nounThe regeneration of tissues or organs through the dedifferentiation of existing, differentiated adult tissues.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.epimorphotic 71% match — Relating to epimorphosis. vs epimorphosis →morphallaxis 67% match — The regeneration of specific tissue due to loss or death of the existing tissue. vs epimorphosis →epimorphicity 67% match — The condition of being epimorphic vs epimorphosis →holomorphosis 65% match — The regeneration of a lost limb, tail or other part vs epimorphosis →morphogenesis 65% match — The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism vs epimorphosis →heteromorphosis 64% match — The development of one tissue from a tissue of another type. vs epimorphosis →redifferentiation 62% match — A second or subsequent differentiation after a dedifferentiation vs epimorphosis →dedifferentiation 62% match — The loss or reversal of differentiation. vs epimorphosis →