Medical Term:
biogenesis
Pronunciation: bī′ō-jen′ĕ-sis
Definition:
- Term given by Huxley to the principle that life originates from preexisting life only and never from nonliving material.
- The principle that a living organism can only originate from a living organism similar to itself.
See: spontaneous generation, recapitulation theory
Synonym(s): biosynthesis
[bio- + G. genesis, origin]
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
