Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Help
|
Register
|
Login
Copy & paste this link to your blog or website to reference this page
Nearby Words
dysentery
dyserethism
dysergia
dysergy
dysesthesia
dysesthetic
dysfibrinogenemia
dysfluency
dysfunction
dysfunctional
dysfunctional ute...
dysgammaglobuline...
dysgenesic
dysgenesis
dysgenesises
dysgenic
dysgenicses
dysgerminoma
dysgeusia
dysgnathia
dysgnosia
dysgonic
dysgraphia
dysgraphic
dysharmonic dipla...
dyshematopoiesis
dyshidrosis
dysim
dyskaryosis
dyskeratoma
dyskeratosis
dyskeratosis cong...
dyskinesia
dysgenicses
- 2 dictionary results
dys⋅gen⋅ics
/
dɪsˈdʒɛn
ɪks
/
Show Spelled Pronunciation
[
dis-
jen
-iks
]
Show IPA
Use
dysgenicses
in a Sentence
See web results for
dysgenicses
See images of
dysgenicses
–noun
(
used with a singular verb
)
Biology
.
the study of the operation of factors that cause degeneration in offspring.
Origin:
1915–20;
see
dysgenic
,
-ics
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
dysgenicses
Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
dys·gen·ics
Pronunciation:
-iks
Function:
noun plural but singular in construction
:
the study of the accumulation and perpetuationof defective genes and traits in a population, race, or species
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search
another word
or see
dysgenicses
on
Thesaurus
|
Reference
»
Podcast
»
School gear
»
Style guide
»
Literary terms
Facebook
Twitter
Follow us:
About
·
Privacy Policy
·
Terms of Use
·
Careers
·
Advertise with Us
·
Link to Us
·
Contact Us
[dis-jen-iks] 
) Biology.