Definition of Dysgenic

1. Adjective. Pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced.

Exact synonyms: Cacogenic
Partainyms: Cacogenics, Dysgenics
Derivative terms: Cacogenics, Dysgenics
Antonyms: Eugenic

Definition of Dysgenic

1. causing the deterioration of hereditary qualities [adj]

Medical Definition of Dysgenic

1. System of breeding or selection that is genetically deleterious or disadvantageous. Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dysgenic

dysentery bacillus
dyserethism
dysergia
dysesthesia
dysfibrinogenaemia
dysfunction
dysfunction
dysfunctional
dysfunctional
dysfunctions
dysgammaglobulinaemia
dysgeneses
dysgenesis
dysgenesis
dysgenic (current term)
dysgenic (current term)
dysgenics
dysgerminoma
dysgeusia
dysgnathia
dysgnathic
dysgnosia
dysgonic
dysgranular cortex
dysgraphia
dysgraphia
dysharmonious correspondence
dyshematopoiesis
dyshematopoietic
dyshemopoiesis

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