morphologic

The word "morphologic" describes something connected with form, shape, or structure. It comes from the Greek word morphe, meaning "form." In modern English, it is a valid adjective, though "morphological" is more common in everyday and academic writing.

It is used most often in subjects that study how things are built or arranged. In biology, it can describe the physical features of a living thing, such as the shape of a leaf, the structure of a shell, or the body form of an animal. A scientist might compare morphologic differences between species to see how they are alike or different.

In linguistics, it relates to word structure and word formation. For example, a morphologic analysis might look at how a word is made from a root, a prefix, and a suffix. In this sense, the word points to the parts that make up a word and how those parts work together.

The word can also appear in other areas, such as geology, architecture, or image processing, whenever the focus is on shape, pattern, or arrangement. So if you are talking about the visible structure of something, or the way its parts are formed, "morphologic" is the right kind of word, even though many writers would choose "morphological" instead.