dysgenesis

noun dys·gen·e·sis \(ˌ)dis-ˈje-nə-səs\

Definition of DYSGENESIS

: defective development especially of the gonads (as in Klinefelter's syndrome)

New Latin

First Known Use: 1962

Medical Dictionary

noun dys·gen·e·sis \(ˈ)dis-ˈjen-ə-səs\

plural dys·gen·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

: defective development especially of the gonads (as in Klinefelter's syndrome or Turner's syndrome)

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