sis — sis·co·wet; sis·er·ara; sis·kin; sis·se·ton; sis·si·fied; sis·si·ness; sis·sle; sis·sonne; sis·soo; sis·ta·ni; sis·ten; sis·ter·less; sis·ter·li·ness; sis·tern; sis·ter·ship; sis·tren; sis·trum; sis·tru·rus; sis·y·phe·an; sis·y·rin·chi·um;… … English syllables
syn — syn·a·del·phite; syn·aes·the·sis; syn·a·gog·al; syn·a·gogue; syn·al·lag·mat·ic; syn·a·loe·pha; syn·anastomosis; syn·an·ce·ja; syn·an·gial; syn·an·gi·um; syn·an·tec·tic; syn·an·thae; syn·an·thous; syn·an·thy; syn·a·phea; syn·aposematic;… … English syllables
syngenesis — SYN: sexual reproduction. [syn + G. genesis, origin] * * * syn·gen·e·sis (sin jenґə sis) 1. the origin of an individual from a germ cell derived from both parents, as occurs in nearly all higher animals, and not from just one alone. 2. the… … Medical dictionary
Syngenesis — Syn*gen e*sis, n. [Pref. syn + genesis.] (Biol.) A theory of generation in which each germ is supposed to contain the germs of all subsequent generations; the opposite of {epigenesis}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ontogenesis — SYN: ontogeny. * * * on·to·gen·e·sis .änt ə jen ə səs n, pl gen·e·ses .sēz ONTOGENY * * * on·to·gen·e·sis (on″to jenґə sis) ontogeny … Medical dictionary
adipogenesis — SYN: lipogenesis. * * * ad·i·po·gen·e·sis .ad ə pō jen ə səs n, pl e·ses sēz the formation of fat or fatty tissue * * * ad·i·po·gen·e·sis (ad″ĭ po jenґə sis) [adipo + genesis] lipogenesis … Medical dictionary
gamogenesis — SYN: sexual reproduction. [G. gamos, marriage, + genesis, production] * * * gamo·gen·e·sis .gam ə jen ə səs n, pl e·ses .sēz sexual reproduction gamo·ge·net·ic jə net ik adj gamo·ge·net·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv * * * gamo· … Medical dictionary
ovigenesis — SYN: oogenesis. * * * ovi·gen·e·sis .ō və jen ə səs n, pl e·ses .sēz OOGENESIS * * * ovi·gen·e·sis (o″vĭ jenґə sis) [ovi + genesis] oogenesis … Medical dictionary
ovogenesis — SYN: oogenesis. * * * ovo·gen·e·sis jen ə səs n, pl e·ses .sēz OOGENESIS * * * ovo·gen·e·sis (o″vo jenґə sis) oogenesis … Medical dictionary
phylogenesis — SYN: phylogeny. [phylo + G. genesis, origin] * * * phy·lo·gen·e·sis .fī lō jen ə səs n, pl e·ses .sēz PHYLOGENY (2) * * * n. the evolutionary history of a species or individual. * * * phy·lo·gen·e·sis (fi″lo jenґ … Medical dictionary