Blastophthoria
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Blastophthoria refers to damage in the germ cell or germ plasm caused by severe external factors such as extreme temperatures, poisons, alcohol, radium rays, or X-rays. This damage leads to pathological features in the adult organism that can sometimes persist across several subsequent generations.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BLASTOPHTHORIA (from the Greek blastos - sprout and phthora - spoilage), damage to the embryo or germ plasm caused by the sharp influence of various external conditions (extreme temperature changes, poisons, alcohol, radium rays, X-rays, etc.), as a result of which pathological features appear in the adult organism. These features can sometimes persist for several subsequent generations.
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“Blastophthoria.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/blastophthoria/