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dys·gen·e·sis

(dĭs-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs)

Defective or abnormal development of an organ, especially of the gonads.

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dysgenesis

(dɪsˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)

(Biology) a condition of sterility or defective development and, in particular, the condition in which issue are sterile with each other but have the ability to engender sterile progeny with either parent

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dysgenesis

lack of or partial fertility, as found in hybrids like the mule, which cannot breed amongst themselves but only with the parent stock. — dysgenetic, adj.

dys·gen·e·sis

, dysgenesia

n. disgénesis, defecto, malformación hereditaria.

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Other rare diseases which can lead to persistent severe neutropenia including hemophagocytic syndrome, reticular dysgenesis and dyskeratosis congenita were discounted after an analysis of the bone marrow aspiration findings.

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He was diagnosed with reticular dysgenesis, which is a rare genetic disorder of the bone marrow and the most severe form of severe combined immunodeficiency.