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noun
1.
rebirth; regeneration.
2.
Biology.
a.
embryonic development that reproduces the ancestral features of the species (opposed to cenogenesis).
b.
Obsolete. the supposed generation of organisms from others preformed in the germ cells.
3.
baptism in the Christian faith.
4.
the doctrine of transmigration of souls.
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Palingenesis
is always a great word to know.
So is transmembrane. Does it mean:
| occurring across a membrane, as an electric potential or the transport of ions or gases |
| reproduction in which the offspring resemble the parents and undergo the same cycle of development |
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World English Dictionary
| palingenesis (ˌpælɪnˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| 1. | Christianity spiritual rebirth through metempsychosis of Christian baptism |
| 2. | biology another name for recapitulation |
| [C19: from Greek palin again + genesis birth, | |
| palingenetic | |
| —adj | |
| palinge'netically | |
| —adv | |
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Medical Dictionary
palingenesis pal·in·gen·e·sis (pāl'ĭn-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The repetition by a single organism of various stages in the evolution of its species during embryonic development.
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