Medical Dictionary

progenesis

noun pro·gen·e·sis \-ˈjen-ə-səs\
plural pro·gen·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of PROGENESIS

:  precocious sexual reproduction in a trematode worm in which metacercariae or sometimes cercariae may lay eggs capable of repeating the life cycle
pro·ge·net·ic \-jə-ˈnet-ik\ adjective

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