Weismannism

noun
Weis·​mann·​ism | \ ˈwī-smə-ˌniz-əm How to pronounce Weismannism (audio) , ˈvī- How to pronounce Weismannism (audio) \

Medical Definition of Weismannism

: the theories of heredity proposed by August Weismann stressing particularly the continuity of the germplasm and the separateness of the germ cells and soma