Home › Words › D › dysontogenesisdysontogenesisdysontogenesis · noun — the defective development of an embryo.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, dysontogenesis ranks #33,251 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom dys- + ontogenesis.nounThe defective development of an embryo.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dysontogenetic 83% match — Of or pertaining to dysontogenesis. vs dysontogenesis →dysembryogenesis 80% match — Defective embryogenesis, or dysgenesis of a body part during the embryological stage. vs dysontogenesis →dysgenesis 78% match — Defective development. vs dysontogenesis →dysontogenic 76% match — dysontogenetic vs dysontogenesis →dysmorphogenetic 73% match — Relating to dysmorphogenesis. vs dysontogenesis →dysgenetic 72% match — Of, pertaining to, or causing dysgenesis. vs dysontogenesis →dysgenesic 71% match — Of, pertaining to, or causing dysgenesis. vs dysontogenesis →dysosteogenesis 71% match — Abnormal formation or development of bone. vs dysontogenesis →