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单词 gemmule
释义

gemmule

noun

gem·​mule ˈjem-(ˌ)yül How to pronounce gemmule (audio)
: a small bud:
a
: a theoretical particle proposed in the theory of pangenesis that is shed by a somatic cell and contains all the information necessary to reproduce that cell type (as in an offspring)
b
: a reproductive bud produced by freshwater and some marine sponges that consists of a usually hardened aggregate of cells

Word History

Etymology

French, from Latin gemmula, diminutive of gemma

First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

gemmule

noun

gem·​mule ˈjem-(ˌ)yü(ə)l How to pronounce gemmule (audio)
1
: a theoretical particle in the theory of pangenesis that is shed by a somatic cell and contains all the information necessary to reproduce that cell type (as in an offspring)
2
: a minute thorny process of a nerve-cell dendrite
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