What is the theory, formerly held by many, that the sperm or spermatozoön contains the germ of the future embryo; animalculism called?
spermism — The theory, formerly held by many, that the sperm or spermatozoön contains the germ of the future embryo; animalculism. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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