Abiogenesis
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This entry defines abiogenesis as the hypothesis of spontaneous generation, where living organisms arise without parents directly from inorganic or organized living matter. It notes the term's Greek etymology and its association with Haeckel's theories.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ABIOGENESIS (from the Greek a-negative particle, bios-life, and genesis-origin), syn. archigony,-primary generation, Haeckel's hypothesis regarding the appearance of living organisms without parents-directly from inorganic matter (autogony) or from organized living matter (plasmogony).
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“Abiogenesis.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/abiogenesis/