animalculism
Meanings
noun
- A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
- The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermism.
Word forms
Etymology
Compare French animalculisme. By surface analysis, animalcule + -ism.
Antonyms
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