n, pl  -gies  1  :  a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants esp. with respect to the forms, relations, metamorphoses, and phylogenetic development of organs apart from their functions - see ANATOMY1   - compare PHYSIOLOGY1    2  :  the form and structure of an organism or any of its parts .
 
 
 
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