dysgenesis
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Definition of dysgenesis
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Defective development.
“Down Syndrome (Mongolism) Described first in 1866 by Langdon Down, this is the best known of the chromosomal dysgeneses.”
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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.
Words you can make from dysgenesis
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10 words6-letter words
33 words- DINGEY 11 pts
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- EYEING 10 pts
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- SEDGES 8 pts
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5-letter words
45 words- DINGY 10 pts
- DYING 10 pts
- SEDGY 10 pts
- DYNES 9 pts
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4-letter words
61 words- EDGY 9 pts
- DENY 8 pts
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3-letter words
37 words- DEY 7 pts
- DYE 7 pts
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- YEN 6 pts
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- IDS 4 pts
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- ENS 3 pts
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- INS 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
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- SEN 3 pts
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2-letter words
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