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.

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

xenoblast
xenoblasts
xenocryst
xenocrysts
xenodiagnoses
xenodiagnosis
xenodiagnosis
xenodiagnostic
xenogamies
xenogamy
xenogamy
xenogeneic
xenogeneic
xenogeneic graft
xenogenesis (current term)
xenogenesis (current term)
xenogenetic
xenogenic
xenogenic
xenogenies
xenogenous
xenogeny
xenograft
xenograft
xenografts
xenolith
xenolithic
xenoliths
xenomania
xenomi

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