Morphology
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Morphology is the study of the form and structure of organisms in both their normal and pathological states. The term was introduced to biology by Goethe, and its principles are primarily revealed through the study of ontogenetic and phylogenetic development.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
MORPHOLOGY (from Greek morphe-form and logos-science), the doctrine of the form and structure of organisms as in their normal as well as pathological state. The term was introduced into biology by W. Goethe. The regularities of M. are basically revealed on the basis of the study of ontogenetic and phylogenetic development of form. Along with M., which developed predominantly in the direction of isolated from function study of the form and structure of organisms, in recent decades the direction of physiological M. (so-called 'mechanics of development' in zoology and 'experimental morphology') has arisen. See also Anatomy, Histology, Mechanics of Development, Morphogenesis, Organ, Organogenesis, Comparative Anatomy, Cytology, Embryology.
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“Morphology.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/morphology/