English Explanatory Dictionary

physiogeny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of the evolution of functions and vital activities by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.

Word forms

physiogeny physiogenies

Etymology

Simplified learned borrowing from German Physiontogenie, itself from physio- + Ontogenie; equivalent to a reduction of physio- + ontogeny to physio- (“nature”) + -geny (“origin”). The simplification means that the term is also used to translate German Physiogenie, the distinction between Physiontogenie and Physiogenie not being made in English.

Antonyms

morphogeny physiophyly
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