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animalculism|ænɪˈmælkjʊlɪz(ə)m|
[f. as prec. + -ism.]
A theory which seeks to explain physiological or pathological phenomena by the agency of animalcules, as (1) that they are the germs of life, (2) that they are the cause of diseases.
[1751Chambers Cycl. s.v. Animalcule, The system of generation ab animalculo.] 1874Dunglison Med. Dict., Animalculism, Spermatism. 1880in Syd. Soc. Lex. |
