Definition of Emboîtement

1. Noun. (biology archaic) The outdated hypothesis that all living things proceed from pre-existing germs, and that these encase the germs of all future living things, enclosed one within another. ¹

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Medical Definition of Emboîtement

1. The hypothesis that all living things proceed from preexisting germs, and that these encase the germs of all future living things, inclosed one within another. Origin: F, fr. Emboiter to fit in, insert; en in + boite box. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Emboîtement

embowered
embowering
embowers
embowing
embowl
embowled
embowling
embowls
embows
embox
emboxed
emboxes
emboxing
emboîtement (current term)
embrace
embrace, extend and extinguish
embraceable
embraced
embracement
embracements
embraceor
embraceors
embracer
embraceries
embracers
embracery
embraces
embracing

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