Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
ce·no·ge·net·ic Variants:
or coe·no·ge·net·ic or chiefly British cae·no·ge·net·ic /"sE-n&-j&-'net-ik, "sen-&-/ Function:
adjective : relating to or being a specialized adaptivecharacter (as the amnion or chorion surrounding the embryo of higher vertebrates) that is not represented in primitive ancestral forms
