panspermy

== English == === Etymology === From pan- +‎ -spermy. === Noun === panspermy (uncountable) (biology) The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria may develop. (biology) The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis. ==== Derived terms ==== panspermic panspermia panspermial panspermically ==== Related terms ==== monospermy oligospermy === References ===