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Nondevelopment of a part
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agenesis
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n. Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization.
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Agenesis \A*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? birth.] (Physiol.) Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization. [1913 Webster] ||
WordNet
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n. imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part [syn: agenesia ]
Wikipedia
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In medicine , agenesis refers to the failure of an organ to develop during embryonic growth and development due to the absence of primordial tissue. Many forms of agenesis are referred to by individual names, depending on the organ affected: Agenesis of ...