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dysgenesis

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[dis-jen-uh-sis] / dɪsˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of dysgenesis

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

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