- homogonic
- homo·gon·ic
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homogonic
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homogonic — ho·mo·gon·ic .hō mə gän ik, .häm ə , gōn adj being or characterized by a course of development in which one generation of parasites immediately succeeds another <a homogonic life cycle of a nematode worm> compare HETEROGONIC (2a) … Medical dictionary
homogonic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|gänik, |gōn adjective Etymology: hom + gonic (from gone + ic) : being that course of development in which one generation of parasites immediately succeeds another used of various nematode worms; distinguished from heterogonic … Useful english dictionary
homogonic life cycle — Life cycle in which all generations are free living or all are parasitic; there is no (or little) alternation of the two; see hetergonic life cycle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
heterogonic life cycle — Life cycle involving alternation of parasitic and free living generations; see homogonic life cycle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cycle — 1. A recurrent series of events. 2. A recurring period of time. 3. One successive compression and rarefaction of a wave, as of a sound wave. [G. kyklos, circle] anovulatory c. a … Medical dictionary
heterogonic — het·ero·gon·ic .het ə rə gän ik adj 1) of, relating to, or marked by allometry 2 a) being or characterized by a course of development in which a generation of parasites is succeeded by a free living generation <a heterogonic life cycle of a… … Medical dictionary
