English

epimorphosis

From epi- + morphosis.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Ancient Greek μορφή ‘form, type’

Ancient Greek μορφόω ‘to form’

Ancient Greek μόρφωσις ‘shaping’

Late Latin morphosis

Today it means

noun The regeneration of tissues or organs through the dedifferentiation of existing, differentiated adult tissues.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / epimorphosis