REGRESSIVE METAMORPHOSIS
\ɹɪɡɹˈɛsɪv mˌɛtəmˈɔːfəsˌɪs], \ɹɪɡɹˈɛsɪv mˌɛtəmˈɔːfəsˌɪs], \ɹ_ɪ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_v m_ˌɛ_t_ə_m_ˈɔː_f_ə_s_ˌɪ_s]\
Definitions of REGRESSIVE METAMORPHOSIS
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A retrograde change; degeneration; atrophy of tissues of their transformation into matter of lower organization. See histolysis. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.