Amphigony
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Amphigony is a biological term referring to the reproduction of organisms through the union of two distinct male and female germ cells. It serves as the conceptual opposite of monogony.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
AMPHIGONY (from the Greek amphi—on both sides, and gone—birth), the reproduction of organisms through the union of two different (male and female) germ cells; the opposite concept is monogony.
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“Amphigony.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/amphigony/