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dysgenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
dys-ge-n-e-sis
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Defective development.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English dysgenesis From dys- + -genesis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dysgeneses (plural)

Derived Forms

dysgenesic dysgenetic dysgenetically gonadodysgenesis goniodysgenesis iridogoniodysgenesis microdysgenesis trabeculodysgenesis

Phrases

gonadal dysgenesis testicular dysgenesis syndrome

Questions

What does dysgenesis mean?
Defective development.
Where does dysgenesis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English dysgenesis From dys- + -genesis.

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