Physiogeny
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Physiogeny is a noun meaning (historical, biology, theory of recapitulation, rare) The study of the evolution of functions and vital activities by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.
Meaning
(historical, biology, theory of recapitulation, rare) The study of the evolution of functions and vital activities by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.
Example Sentences
Es wird daher erst die Aufgabe einer zukünftigen Physiogenie sein, die Entwickelungsgeschichte der Functionen mit gleichem Eifer und Erfolge in Angriff zu nehmen, wie dies für die Entwickelungsgeschichte der Formen von der Morphogenie längst geschehen ist.
Word Forms
- physiogenies
Antonyms for physiogeny
Common opposites include morphogeny, physiophyly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include morphogeny, phytogeny, physiogony, phytogenesis, pathogeny, perigenesis.
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