First Known Use: 1668
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palingenesis
noun pal·in·gen·e·sis \ˌpa-lən-ˈje-nə-səs\
Definition of PALINGENESIS
— pal·in·ge·net·ic \-jə-ˈne-tik\ adjective
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Origin of PALINGENESIS
New Latin, from Greek palin again + Latin genesis genesis
Medical Dictionary
palingenesis
noun pal·in·gen·e·sis \ˌpal-ən-ˈjen-ə-səs\
plural pal·in·gen·e·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of PALINGENESIS
: the appearance in an individual during its development of characters or structures that have been maintained essentially unchanged throughout the evolutionary history of the group to which it belongs
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