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cnidogenesis

cnidogenesis noun: the formation of cnidocytes.

Noun

cnidogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation of cnidocytes.
    • In the hydromedusa Clytia hemisphaerica, cell division and cnidogenesis is primarily restricted to interstitial stem cells in the proximal tentacle bulbs.2015 August 5, “Structural and Developmental Disparity in the Tentacles of the Moon Jellyfish Aurelia sp . 1”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of cnidogenesis

From cnido- + -genesis.

Questions about cnidogenesis

What does cnidogenesis mean?
Cnidogenesis means the formation of cnidocytes.
What part of speech is cnidogenesis?
Cnidogenesis is a noun.

Words near cnidogenesis in the dictionary

  1. cnidocyst
  2. cnidocystic
  3. cnidocysts
  4. cnidocyte
  5. cnidocytes
  6. cnidogenesis
  7. cnidom
  8. cnidome
  9. cnidomes
  10. cnidoms
  11. cnidophore

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