Definition of Xenogenesis

1. Noun. The alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal.

Exact synonyms: Alternation Of Generations, Heterogenesis
Generic synonyms: Organic Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Digenesis, Metagenesis

Definition of Xenogenesis

1. n. Same as Heterogenesis.

2. n. Same as Heterogenesis.

Definition of Xenogenesis

1. Noun. A foreign origin or source. ¹

2. Noun. (biology) The production of an offspring that is unlike either of its parents. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Xenogenesis

1. Same as Heterogenesis. The fancied production of an organism of one kind by an organism of another. Origin: Gr. Xenos a stranger + E. Genesis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Xenogenesis

xenodiagnostic
xenodocheia
xenodocheion
xenodochia
xenodochial
xenodochium
xenodochy
xenoestrogen
xenoestrogens
xenofree
xenogamies
xenogamy
xenogeneic
xenogeneic graft
xenogeneses
xenogenesis (current term)
xenogenetic
xenogenic
xenogenies
xenogenous
xenogeny
xenoglossies
xenoglossophobia
xenoglossy
xenograft
xenografted
xenografting
xenografts
xenographic
xenography

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