An`a*mor"pho*sis (&?;), n. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to form anew; &?; again + &?; to form; &?; form.] 1. (Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.

2. (Biol.) Same as Anamorphism, 2.

3. (Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.