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promorphology Biol.|ˌprəʊmɔːˈfɒlədʒɪ|
[ad. Ger. promorphologie (Haeckel): see pro-2 and morphology.]
The morphology of fundamental forms; the branch of morphology that treats of organic forms from a mathematical standpoint; stereometric morphology. So promorphoˈlogical a., of or pertaining to promorphology; whence promorphoˈlogically adv.; promorˈphologist, one who is versed in promorphology.
1878Bell Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. 2 General Anatomy has to do with the fundamental forms of animal organisms (Promorphology). 1883P. Geddes in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 843/2 note, As promorphology develops the crystallography of organic form, so mineralogy..becomes parallel to morphology. Ibid. 844/2 The classification into bilateral and radiate forms which usually does duty for more precise promorphological conceptions. Ibid. 845/1 These homoplastic or homomorphic forms, as Haeckel has shown, come as fairly within the province of the promorphologist. 1890Cent. Dict., Promorphologically. 1895Syd. Soc. Lex., Promorphology, morphology, as relating to a few fundamental types. |