biogenesis
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Definition of biogenesis
1 : the development of life from preexisting life
2 : the synthesis of chemical compounds or structures in the living organism — compare biosynthesis
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biogenesis
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Medical Definition of biogenesis
1 : the development of life from preexisting life — compare abiogenesis
2 : a supposed tendency for stages in the evolutionary history of a race to briefly recur during the development and differentiation of an individual of that race
3 : the synthesis of chemical compounds or structures in the living organism — compare biosynthesis
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