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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Henoge ny \He*nog"e* ny\, Henogenesis \Hen`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr.
   e"i`s, masc., "e`n, neut., one + root of ? to be born.]
   (Biol.)
   Same as Ontogeny.
   [1913 Webster]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ontogenesis \On`to*gen"e*sis\, Ontogeny \On*tog"e*ny\, n. [See
   Ontology, and Genesis.] (Biol.)
   The history of the individual development of an organism; the
   sequence of events involved in the development of an
   organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the
   development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from
   phylogeny, or evolution of the tribe. Called also
   henogenesis, henogeny.

   Syn: growth, growing, maturation, development.
        [1913 Webster]

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