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bi⋅o⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [bahy-oh-jen-uh-sis]
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–noun
the production of living organisms from other living organisms.
Also, bi⋅og⋅e⋅ny  [bahy-oj-uh-nee] .

Origin:
bio- + genesis, coined by T.H. Huxley in 1870

Related forms:
bi⋅o⋅ge⋅net⋅ic  [bahy-oh-juh-net-ik] , bi⋅o⋅ge⋅net⋅i⋅cal, bi⋅og⋅e⋅nous, adjective
bi⋅o⋅ge⋅net⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

biogenesis 
1870, "the theory that living organisms can only arise from pre-existing living matter," coined by Eng. biologist T.H. Huxley (1825-95) from Gk. bios "life" (see bio-) + genesis (q.v.).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bio·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: -'jen-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bio·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
1 : the development of life from preexisting life —compare ABIOGENESIS
2 : a supposed tendency for stages in the evolutionary history of a race to briefly recurduring the development and differentiation of an individual of that race
3 : the synthesis of chemical compounds or structures in the living organism —compare BIOSYNTHESIS —bio·ge·net·ic /-j&-'net-ik/ adjective
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biogenesis bi·o·gen·e·sis (bī'ō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.

  1. The principle that life originates from preexisting life and not from nonliving material.

  2. See biosynthesis.

bi'o·ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk) or bi'o·ge·net'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

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Science Dictionary
biogenesis   (bī'ō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.
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