Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek palin again + Latin genesis genesis
First Known Use
1661, in the meaning defined above
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“Palingenesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palingenesis. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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Medical Definition
palingenesis
noun
pal·in·gen·e·sis
ˌpal-ən-ˈjen-ə-səs 
plural palingeneses
-ˌsēz
: the appearance in an individual during its development of characters or structures that have been maintained essentially unchanged throughout the evolutionary history of the group to which it belongs
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