re·ca·pit·u·late 
(r
ē′k
ə-p
ĭch
ə-l
āt
′)
v. re·ca·pit·u·lat·ed, re·ca·pit·u·lat·ing, re·ca·pit·u·lates
v.tr.1. To repeat in concise form.
2. Biology To appear to repeat (the evolutionary stages of the species) during the embryonic development of the individual organism.
v.intr. To make a summary.
[Latin recapitulāre, recapitulāt- : re-, re- + capitulum, main point, heading, diminutive of caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
re·ca·pitu·la′tive, re·ca·pitu·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.