cacogenesis

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English

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Etymology

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From caco- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

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cacogenesis (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A morbid, monstrous, or pathological growth or product; an abnormality in structure; a monstrosity.
  2. (archaic) Racial deterioration through bad sexual selection.
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