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palingeneses

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pal·in·gen·e·sis   (pāl'ĭn-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.   pl. pal·in·gen·e·ses (-sēz')

  1. The doctrine of transmigration of souls; metempsychosis.

  2. Biology The repetition by a single organism of various stages in the evolution of its species during embryonic development.


[Greek palin, again; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots + -genesis.]
pal'in·ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk) adj., pal'in·ge·net'i·cal·ly adv.
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