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henogenesis
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Henoge ny \He*nog"e* ny\, Henogenesis \Hen`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. e"i`s, masc., "e`n, neut., one + root of ? to be born.] (Biol.) Same as Ontogeny. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ontogenesis \On`to*gen"e*sis\, Ontogeny \On*tog"e*ny\, n. [See Ontology, and Genesis.] (Biol.) The history of the individual development of an organism; the sequence of events involved in the development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from phylogeny, or evolution of the tribe. Called also henogenesis, henogeny. Syn: growth, growing, maturation, development. [1913 Webster]
