Dysgenesis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Defective development. countable, uncountable

    "Down Syndrome (Mongolism) Described first in 1866 by Langdon Down, this is the best known of the chromosomal dysgeneses."

  2. 2
    infertility between hybrids wordnet

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"Down Syndrome (Mongolism) Described first in 1866 by Langdon Down, this is the best known of the chromosomal dysgeneses."

Etymology

From dys- + -genesis.

Related phrases

gonadal dysgenesistesticular dysgenesis syndrome

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