Meanings
nounmicrodysgenesis (uncountable)
- uncountableVery small-scale dysgenesis
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
- Proto-Indo-European*dus-
- Proto-Hellenic*dus-
- Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
- New Latindys-
- Englishdys-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁tis
- Proto-Hellenic*génetis
- Ancient Greekγένεσῐς (génesĭs)
- Englishdysgenesis
- Englishmicrodysgenesis
From micro- + dysgenesis.
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APA
microdysgenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdysgenesis
MLA
“microdysgenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdysgenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microdysgenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdysgenesis.
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