(1):
(n.) The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may develop.
(2):
(n.) The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis; - the opposite of spontaneous generation.
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