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law of recapitulation (medicine)


law of recapitulation -->
recapitulation theory


The theory formulated by E.H. Haeckel that individuals in their embryonic development pass through stages similar in General structural plan to the stages their species passed through in its evolution; more technically phrased, the theory that ontogeny is an abbreviated recapitulation of phylogeny.

Synonym: biogenetic law, law of biogenesis, Haeckel's law, law of recapitulation.


retort(3) (iou)



retort verb1. L15.
[Latin retort- pa. ppl stem of retorquere, formed as RE- + torquere twist.]
I.
verb trans. Turn or hurl back (an insult, accusation, attack, etc.). Also foll. by against, on, upon. L15.
verb trans. Repay, pay back, requite (something received, esp. an injury); reply in kind to (an insult etc.). Also foll. by on. M16.
a. verb trans. Say by way of a retort, respond sharply that. E17.
Sun Landlord Robin, 43, retorted 'It's a load of tosh.'
b. verb intrans. Make a retort or retorts. E19.
A. Livingstone Her way of retorting to accusations.
verb trans. Answer (an argument etc.) by a similar argument to the contrary; turn (an argument made) back against an opponent. E17.
II. verb trans. Throw back (a weapon), turn back (a blow) on a striker. (Foll. by upon.) L16-L18.
verb trans. Reflect (heat or light); echo (a sound); transmit by reflection. E17-E18.
verb trans. Reject, refuse (an appeal). Only in E17.
a. verb trans. Turn or bend (a thing) back. E17-E18.
b. verb intrans. Spring back, rebound, recoil; twist. M17-E18.
retorter noun1 (now rare or obsolete) L16.