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Physiogeny

Physˊi-og′e-ny

(fĭzˊĭ-ŏj′ē̍-ny̆)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
φύσισ
nature + root of
γίγνεσθαι
to be born.]
(Biol.)
The germ history of the functions, or the history of the development of vital activities, in the individual, being one of the branches of ontogeny. See
Morphogeny
.
Haeckel.