dysgenesis

[ dis-jen-uh-sis ]

/ dɪsˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

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

Nearby words

dysfluency, dysfunction, dysfunctional, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, dysgammaglobulinemia, dysgenesis, dysgenic, dysgenics, dysgerminoma, dysgeusia, dysgnathia

Origin of dysgenesis

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

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Medicine definitions for dysgenesis

dysgenesis

[ dĭs-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

Defective or abnormal embryonic development of an organ.

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