( n. )
That theory of generation which supposes the germ to preexist in the parent, and its parts to be developed, but not actually formed, by the procreative act; -- opposed to epigenesis.
( n. )
That theory of generation which supposes the germ to preexist in the parent, and its parts to be developed, but not actually formed, by the procreative act; -- opposed to epigenesis.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012