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spermism

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Sperm´ism
n.1.(Biol.) The theory, formerly held by many, that the sperm or spermatozoön contains the germ of the future embryo; animalculism.
spermism
an obsolete biological theory that stated that sperm contained the preformed germ or the embryo. — spermist, n.
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From its beginnings in the sixteenth century with Paracelsus, to its eclipse by spermism in the late seventeenth century, to its revival in the eighteenth century, the various theories of the ovists are laid out for the reader as an elaborate and fascinating epic full of twists, turns, and humorous anecdotes.
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