dysgenesis

English

Etymology

dys- +‎ -genesis

Noun

dysgenesis (plural dysgeneses)

1. (medicine) Defective development
   • 1989, Raymond Adams, Maurice Victor, Principles of Neurology‎^[1], →ISBN, page 980:

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

Derived terms

• dysgenetic
• dysgenetically
• gonadal dysgenesis
• goniodysgenesis
• iridogoniodysgenesis
• testicular dysgenesis syndrome
• trabeculodysgenesis