kaspar friedrich wolff

Wolff

[vawlf; English woolf]
noun
1.
Chris·ti·an von [kris-tee-ahn fuhn] , Baron. Also, Wolf, 1679–1754, German philosopher and mathematician.
2.
Kas·par Frie·drich [kahs-pahr free-drikh] , 1733–94, German anatomist and physiologist.

Wolff·i·an, adjective
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Wolff (vôlf), Kaspar Friedrich. 1733-1794.

German anatomist noted for his pioneering work in embryology. His chief work, Theoria Generationis (1759), refuted the theory of preformation, which held that the embryo is a fully formed miniature adult.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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