spermist

spermist
sperm·ist

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  • Spermist — Sperm ist, n. (Biol.) A believer in the doctrine, formerly current, of encasement in the male (see {Encasement}), in which the seminal thread, or spermatozoid, was considered as the real animal germ, the head being the true animal head and the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spermist — A preformationist who believed in the concept of spermism. Cf.:ovist …   Medical dictionary

  • spermist — mə̇st noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sperm + ist : an adherent of the theory of spermism …   Useful english dictionary

  • Spermalist — Sper mal*ist, n. (Biol.) See {Spermist}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nicolaas Hartsoeker — (26 March 1656, Gouda 10 December 1725, Utrecht) was a Dutch mathematician and physicist who invented the screw barrel simple microscope[1] circa 1694. Nicolaas was the son of Anna van der Meij and Christiaan Hartsoeker (1626 1683), a Remonstrant …   Wikipedia

  • Preformationism — is the theory that all organisms were created at the same time, and that succeeding generations grow from homunculi, animalcules, or other fully formed but miniature versions of themselves that have existed since the beginning of creation.In the… …   Wikipedia

  • ovist — A preformationist who believed that the female sex cell contained a miniature body susceptible to growth when stimulated by semen. Cf.:spermist …   Medical dictionary

  • spermalist — ˈspərmələ̇st noun ( s) Etymology: obsolete English spermal relating to sperm (from English sperm + al) + English ist : spermist …   Useful english dictionary

  • spermatist — məd.ə̇st noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary spermat + ist : spermist …   Useful english dictionary

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