physiogenies
physiogenies is the plural of physiogeny.
Meaning of physiogeny
Noun
physiogeny (usually uncountable, plural physiogenies)
- The study of the evolution of functions and vital activities by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.
- Es wird daher erst die Aufgabe einer zukünftigen Physiogenie sein, die Entwickelungsgeschichte der Functionen mit gleichem Eifer und Erfolge in Angriff zu nehmen, wie dies für die Entwickelungsgeschichte der Formen von der Morphogenie längst geschehen ist.1874, Ernst Haeckel, “Das Grundgesetz der organischen Entwickelung” (chapter I), in Anthropogenie; oder, Entwickelungsgeschichte des Menschen. Gemeinverständliche wissenschaftliche Vorträge über die...
Questions about physiogenies
- What is physiogenies the plural of?
- Physiogenies is the plural of physiogeny.
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