Organ or Tissue Function
histogenesis Audio
his·to·gen·e·sis [ his-tuh-jen-uh-sis ]
Definitions related to histogenic process:
  • (histogenesis) Formation or development of tissues.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A multicellular process involved in the formation of new, more mature, or differentiated cells or tissues. (NCI)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (tissue development) The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a tissue over time, from its formation to the mature structure.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Histogenesis, series of organized, integrated processes by which cells of the primary germ layers of an embryo differentiate and assume the characteristics of the tissues into which they will develop. Although the final form of the cells that compose a tissue may not be evident until the organ...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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