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dysmorphology

dysmorphology noun: the study of genetic defects, especially congenital malformations.

Noun

dysmorphology (countable and uncountable, plural dysmorphologies)

  1. The study of genetic defects, especially congenital malformations

Forms of dysmorphology

pluraldysmorphologies

Origin of dysmorphology

From dys- + morphology.

Questions about dysmorphology

What does dysmorphology mean?
Dysmorphology means the study of genetic defects, especially congenital malformations.
What part of speech is dysmorphology?
Dysmorphology is a noun.
What is the plural of dysmorphology?
The plural of dysmorphology is dysmorphologies.

Words near dysmorphology in the dictionary

  1. dysmorphologic
  2. dysmorphological
  3. dysmorphologies
  4. dysmorphologist
  5. dysmorphologists
  6. dysmorphology
  7. dysmorphometric
  8. dysmorphometry
  9. dysmorphophilia
  10. dysmorphophobia
  11. dysmorphophobias

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