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[n] a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell |
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PREFORMATION is a 12 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | theory of preformation |
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| | See Also: | | theory |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pre`for*ma"tion\, n. (Biol.)
An old theory of the pre["e]xistence of germs. Cf.
{Embo[^i]tement}.
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