'Histogenesis' definitions:

Definition of 'Histogenesis'

From: GCIDE
  • Histogenesis \His`to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + E. genesis.] (Biol.) (a) The formation and development of organic tissues; histogeny; -- the opposite of histolysis. (b) Germ history of cells, and of the tissues composed of cells. --Haeckel. [1913 Webster]