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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Origin and Etymology of biogenesis
New Latin
First Known Use: 1870
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biogenesis
playMedical Definition of biogenesis
biogeneses
\-ˌsēz\play1: 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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