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physiophyly

physiophyly noun: the direct study of the evolution of functions and vital activities rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation.

Noun

physiophyly (uncountable)

  1. (historical, rare, theory of recapitulation) The direct study of the evolution of functions and vital activities rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation.

Antonyms of physiophyly

Origin of physiophyly

Simplified learned borrowing from German Physiophylogenie, itself from physio- + Phylogenie; equivalent to a reduction of physio- + phylogeny to physio- (“nature”) + -phyly (“tribehood”).

Questions about physiophyly

What does physiophyly mean?
Physiophyly means the direct study of the evolution of functions and vital activities rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation.
What part of speech is physiophyly?
Physiophyly is a noun.

Words near physiophyly in the dictionary

  1. physiopharmacological
  2. physiophilosopher
  3. physiophilosophers
  4. physiophilosophical
  5. physiophilosophy
  6. physiophyly
  7. physiopsychological
  8. physioregulation
  9. physioregulatory
  10. physios
  11. physiosemeiosis

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