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Absence of a body part
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agenesis
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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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part [syn: agenesia ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Agenesis \A*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? birth.] (Physiol.) Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization. [1913 Webster] ||