EPIGENESIS
\ˌɛpɪd͡ʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs], \ˌɛpɪdʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_s]\
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The theory of generation, that the embryo is an entirely new creation, not a mere unfolding of preformed structures.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Generation. A theory of conception, according to which the new being is created entirely anew; and receives at once from each parent the materials necessary for Its formation. Also, a new formation.
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As well as Epigenema, or Epigennema, is, also, applied to any symptom occurring during a disease, without changing its nature. An accessory symptom. Epiginomenos, Superveniens, has a similar acceptation.
By Robley Dunglison
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Generation by successive formations.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The doctrine that the embryo is not reformed in the ovum, but arises gradually by the successive changes of the biophoric substance, which in its growth and distribution to the various cells, is modified by various influences, thus causing the cells governed by it to assume diverse functions and structure.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
