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The science concerned with the configuration or the structure of animals and plants. [morpho- + G. logos, study]
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1) a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants esp. with respect to the forms, relations, metamorphoses, and phylogenetic development of organs apart from their functions see ANATOMY (1) compare PHYSIOLOGY (1)
2) the form and structure of an organism or any of its parts
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mor·phol·o·gy (mor-folґə-je) [morpho- + -logy] 1. the science of the forms and structure of organisms. 2. the form and structure of a particular organism, organ, or part.Medical dictionary. 2011.