Epimorphosis is the regeneration of tissues or organs through the dedifferentiation of existing, differentiated adult tissues. Adult cells dedifferentiate (though not fully into embryonic stem cells) into a mass of cells that then re-differentiates into the new structure. This phenomenon is seen in frog, newt, and salamander limbs. Their limbs may...
<cell biology> Pattern of regeneration in which proliferation precedes the development of a new part. Opposite of morphallaxis. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(ep″ĭ-mor-fo´sis) the regeneration of a piece of an organism by proliferation at the cut surface. adj., epimor´phic., adj.
Arthropod development in which all specifically larval forms are suppressed or passed before hatching; the juvenile that hatches has the adult body form.Pattern of regeneration in which proliferation precedes the development of a new part. Opposite of morphallaxis.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′i-mōr-fō′sis Definitions: 1. Regeneration of a part of an organism by growth at the cut surface.
epimorphosis 1. Passing several stages of growth in the same form, especially of segmented insects. 2. Regeneration of a part of an organism by extensive cell proliferation and differentiation at the cut surface.
a form of development in segmented animals in which body segmentation is completed before hatching.