Monogenesis: (1) The production of similar organisms in each generation. (2) The production of young by one parent only, as in nonsexual generation and parthenogenesis. (3) The process of parasitizing a single host, in which the life cycle of the parasite is passed; e.g., Boophilus annulatus, the one-host cattle tick, or certain trematodes of the order Monogenea. [mono- + G. genesis, origin, production]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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