Usually means: Evolution directed by inherent tendencies.
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  1. orthogenesis: Merriam-Webster
  2. orthogenesis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. orthogenesis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. orthogenesis: Collins English Dictionary
  5. orthogenesis: Wordnik
  6. orthogenesis: Wiktionary
  7. orthogenesis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. orthogenesis: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. orthogenesis: Dictionary.com
  10. Orthogenesis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. orthogenesis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  12. orthogenesis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. orthogenesis: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. orthogenesis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. orthogenesis: Medical dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. orthogenesis: Evolution Glossary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (orthogenesis)

noun:  (evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.

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