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Animalculism
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena by means of animalcules.
(2):
(n.) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism; - opposed to ovism.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Animalculism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/animalculism.html. 1828.