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dysgenesis

[ dis-jen-uh-sis ]
/ dɪsˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

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

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Origin of dysgenesis

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

Words nearby dysgenesis

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

dysgenesis
[ dĭs-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

Defective or abnormal embryonic development of an organ.
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