dysgenesis

[dis-jen-uh-sis]

noun

Pathology. defective development of an organ, as of the gonads in Klinefelter's syndrome.

Origin of dysgenesis

First recorded in 1880–85; dys- + -genesis

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dysgenesis in Medicine

dysgenesis

[dĭs-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs]

n.

Defective or abnormal embryonic development of an organ.

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