Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
pro·gen·e·sis Pronunciation:
-'jen-&-s&s Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural pro·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/ : precocious sexual reproduction in a trematode worm in which metacercariae or sometimes cercariae may lay eggs capable ofrepeating the life cycle —
pro·ge·net·ic /-j&-'net-ik/ adjective