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Morphology

Morphology is the branch of biology concerned with the form and structure of organisms and their constituent parts, encompassing external configuration, internal architecture, and the relationship between structure and function. It spans gross anatomy, histology, and cytology, and includes comparative and functional…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 10× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Morphology is the branch of biology concerned with the form and structure of organisms and their constituent parts, encompassing external configuration, internal architecture, and the relationship between structure and function. It spans gross anatomy, histology, and cytology, and includes comparative and functional approaches that interpret structural features in light of development, physiology, and evolution. In biomedical and anatomical study, morphology underlies classification, diagnosis, and the assessment of normal versus pathological states—from cellular and tissue changes to organ and skeletal configuration—and quantitative morphometrics and anthropometry provide objective measures of size, shape, and proportion. Imaging and microscopy extend morphological analysis across scales, supporting applications from dental restoration design to clinical evaluation of tissues and glands. Research relevant to this area examines tooth morphology for biomorphic dental restoration, cellular morphology in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in pediatric pneumonia, ovarian morphology and anthropometric profiles in polycystic ovary syndrome, anthropometric study of the nasal index, and morphological abnormalities of the thyroid gland in kidney disease, alongside complementary structural imaging. This peer-reviewed literature reflects the descriptive, comparative, and quantitative dimensions of biological form, situating morphology within the broader study of anatomy, cytology, and structure-function relationships across organisms.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 10 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Primates.

Journal editorial board
Arthur Saniotis · Australia Vincent L Bels · France

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