Anthropogenesis
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article defines anthropogenesis as the development of the human being in both embryonic and phylogenetic terms. It notes the etymology of the term, derived from the Greek words for man and origin.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ANTHROPOGENESIS (from the Greek anthropos—man and genesis—origin), or anthropogeny, is the development of the human being in both an embryonic and a phylogenetic sense.
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“Anthropogenesis.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/anthropogenesis/