n. [ Gr. 'a priv. + bi`os life + ge`nesis, origin, birth. ] (Biol.) The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents; spontaneous generation; -- called also abiogeny, and opposed to biogenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

I shall call the . . . doctrine that living matter may be produced by not living matter, the hypothesis of abiogenesis. Huxley, 1870. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Med.) Same as Akinesia. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; unmarried ('a priv. + &unr_; marriage) + &unr_; reproduction. ] (Biol.) Reproduction without the union of parents of distinct sexes: asexual reproduction. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Agensis. ] (Physiol.) Characterized by sterility; infecund. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; birth. ] (Physiol.) Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; an engendering. ] (Physiol.) Impotence; sterility. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'akinhsi`a quiescence; 'a priv. + ki`nhsis motion. ] (Med.) Loss of the ability for voluntary muscle movement. Foster. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

‖/mhw>, a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to akinesia. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'amnhsi`a; 'a priv. + mna^sqai to remember. ] 1. (Med.) Forgetfulness; loss of long-term memory. Quian. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

2. (Med.) A defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ. [ Obs. ] Quian. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

adj. def>Having lost memories, especially due to brain injury or mental shock; suffering from amnesia.
Syn. -- amnesic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Med.) A patient suffering from amnesia. [ AS ]

a. (Med.) 1. 1. Of or pertaining to amnesia. “Amnesic or coordinate defects.” Quian. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Suffering from amnesia; same as amnesiac. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. 'amfi` + &unr_; generation. ] (Biol.) Sexual generation; amphigony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Amylum + genesis. ] The formation of starch. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'ana`mnhsis, fr. &unr_; to remind, recall to memory; &unr_; + &unr_; to put in mind. ] (Rhet.) A recalling to mind; recollection. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 the evolution or genesis of the human race.
Syn. -- anthropogeny. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the area comprising the islands of central and S Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Austronesia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Auto- + genesis. ] (Biol.) Spontaneous generation. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL.; auto- + Gr. &unr_; motion. ] (Physiol.) Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. [ Gr. bi`os life + &unr_;, &unr_;, birth. ] (Biol.) (a) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- called also biogeny; -- opposed to abiogenesis. (b) Life development generally. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. the production of a chemical compound by a living organism.
Syn. -- biosynthesis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. genesis. ] (Biol.) Multiplication or increase by gemmation or budding. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; new + E. genesis. ] (Biol.) The introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution); a modified evolution, in which nonprimitive characters make their appearance in consequence of a secondary adaptation of the embryo to the peculiar conditions of its environment; -- distinguished from palingenesis. [ Also spelled caenogenesis and formerly kenogenesis. ] [ WordNet 1.5 + 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. cho`ndros cartilage + genesis. ] (Physiol.) The development of cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ky`tos hollow vessel + E. genesis. ] (Biol.) Development of cells in animal and vegetable organisms. See Gemmation, Budding, Karyokinesis; also Cell development, under Cell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. di- + genesis. ] (Biol.) The faculty of multiplying in two ways; -- by ova fecundated by spermatic fluid, and asexually, as by buds. See Parthenogenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not procreating or breeding freely; as, one race may be dysgenesic with respect to another. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pref. dys- + genesis. ] (Biol.) A condition of not generating or breeding freely; infertility; a form of homogenesis in which the hybrids are sterile among themselves, but are fertile with members of either parent race. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Ecphonema. ] (Rhet.) An animated or passionate exclamation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The feelings by the ecphonesis are very various. Gibbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Electro- + genesis. ] (Physiol.) Same as Electrogeny. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Endo- + genesis. ] (Biol.) Endogeny. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. epi- + genesis. ] (Biol.) The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of evolution, also to syngenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) One who believes in, or advocates the theory of, epigenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. eu- + genesis. ] (Biol.) The quality or condition of having strong reproductive powers; generation with full fertility between different species or races, specif. between hybrids of the first generation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; marriage + E. genesis. ] (Biol.) The production of offspring by the union of parents of different sexes; sexual reproduction; -- the opposite of agamogenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; race + E. genesis. ] (Biol.) Alternate generation. See under Generation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or relating to generation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; birth + -logy. ] The doctrine or science of generation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., from Gr. ge`nesis, fr. the root of gi`gnesqai to beget, be born; akin to L. genus birth, race. See Gender. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of producing, or giving birth or origin to anything; the process or mode of originating; production; formation; origination. [ 1913 Webster ]

The origin and genesis of poor Sterling's club. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The first book of the Old Testament; -- so called by the Greek translators, from its containing the history of the creation of the world and of the human race. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Geom.) Same as Generation.

n. Glycogenesis. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Physiol.) The production or formation of sugar from gycogen, as in the liver. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Haemato- + genesis. ] (Physiol.) (a) The origin and development of blood. (b) The transformation of venous into arterial blood by respiration; hematosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. e"i^s, masc., "e`n, neut., one + root of gi`gnesqai to be born. ] (Biol.) Same as Ontogeny. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hetero- + genesis. ] 1. (Biol.) Spontaneous generation, so called. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) That method of reproduction in which the successive generations differ from each other, the parent organism producing offspring different in habit and structure from itself, the original form, however, reappearing after one or more generations; -- opposed to homogenesis, or gamogenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "isto`s tissue + E. genesis.] (Biol.) (a) The formation and development of organic tissues; histogeny; -- the opposite of histolysis. (b) Germ history of cells, and of the tissues composed of cells. Haeckel. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Homo- + genesis. ] (Biol.) That method of reproduction in which the successive generations are alike, the offspring, either animal or plant, running through the same cycle of existence as the parent; gamogenesis; -- opposed to heterogenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hydro-, 1 + magnesite. ] (Min.) A hydrous carbonate of magnesia occurring in white, earthy, amorphous masses. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + &unr_; motion.] (Med.) Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Indo- + Gr. &unr_; island. ] Of or pertaining to Indonesia or Indonesians. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]