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Definition of Animalculism
1. n. The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena by means of animalcules.
2. n. The theory that the spermatozoön and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism; -- opposed to ovism.
Definition of Animalculism
1. Noun. (biology archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules. ¹
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Medical Definition of Animalculism
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