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dysontogenic

dysontogenic adjective: dysontogenetic.

Adjective

dysontogenic (not comparable)

  1. dysontogenetic
    • They include asynchronous differentiation of nephrons (immature “fetal” glomeruli and tubules); persistent mesenchyme; persistent metanephric ducts; atypical tubular epithelium; and dysontogenic metaplasia [21 ].2015 August 6, “DNA Sequence Variants in the Five Prime Untranslated Region of the Cyclooxygenase-2 Gene Are Commonly Found in Healthy Dogs and Gray Wolves”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of dysontogenic

From dys- + ontogenic.

Questions about dysontogenic

What does dysontogenic mean?
Dysontogenic means dysontogenetic.
What part of speech is dysontogenic?
Dysontogenic is an adjective.

Words near dysontogenic in the dictionary

  1. Dyson-Harrop satellite
  2. Dyson-Harrop satellites
  3. Dysons
  4. dysontogenesis
  5. dysontogenetic
  6. dysontogenic
  7. dysopia
  8. dysopsia
  9. dysopsy
  10. dysorexia
  11. dysorgasmia

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