Definition of Dysgenesis

1. Noun. Infertility between hybrids.

Generic synonyms: Infertility, Sterility

Definition of Dysgenesis

1. n. A condition of not generating or breeding freely; infertility; a form of homogenesis in which the hybrids are sterile among themselves, but are fertile with members of either parent race.

Definition of Dysgenesis

1. Noun. (medicine) Defective development ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dysgenesis

1. [n -GENESES]

Medical Definition of Dysgenesis

1. Defective development. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dysgenesis

dysesthesia
dysesthesias
dysferlin
dysfibrinogenaemia
dysfunction
dysfunctional
dysfunctionalities
dysfunctionality
dysfunctionally
dysfunctions
dysgammaglobulinaemia
dysgammaglobulinemia
dysgammaglobulinemias
dysgeneses
dysgenesis (current term)
dysgenetic
dysgenic
dysgenics
dysgeusia
dysgeusias
dysgeusic
dysglycaemia
dysglycemia
dysglycemias
dysgnathia
dysgnathic
dysgnosia
dysgonic

Literary usage of Dysgenesis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1897)
"The last class includes but one affection, a hyperpigmentation, a "pigmentary dysgenesis " common to various ..."

2. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2000)
"Are complex partial seizures a sequel of temporal lobe dysgenesis? In DB Smith, DM Treiman & MR Trimble (Eds.), Advances in Neurology, vol. 55. ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"They thought that cells, fibres and glia might be involved concurrently and they suggested the term neuro-dysgenesis to define the condition. ..."

4. A Pocket medical dictionary: Giving the Pronunciation and Definition of the ...by George Milbry Gould by George Milbry Gould (1911)
"dysgenesis, dis-jen'-es-is. Difficulty in breeding; sterility. Dysgeusia, dis-g«'-ze-ah. Perversion of the sense of taste. Dysgraphia, dis-graf-e-ah. ..."

5. Mammalian Embryo Genomics by OECD (2003)
"(1984) An XO/XX mosaic sheep with associated gonadal dysgenesis. Res Vet Sci 36(1): 125-6. Bhatia S, Shanker V. (1990) A case report on XO/XX/XXX ..."

6. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"... benzene, chloroform, phenol, and trichloroethylene in drinking water caused acrosomal dysgenesis, nuclear malformations, lower testosterone secretion, ..."

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