HealthAugust 13, 2026

morphology

mor-FAL-uh-jee

Definition

The study or description of the form, structure, or physical shape of biological organisms or their components.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'morphē' (form) and 'logia' (study of). It entered English in the 19th century, initially used in biology and linguistics to describe the study of structures.

In the news

In this article, morphology refers to the physical shape changes observed in zebrafish amacrine cells in response to visual environmental stimuli. It highlights how visual experience can physically reshape neurons to better function within a specific environment.

Early experience reshapes zebrafish retinal cells, alters behavior

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