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Meaning of AGENESIS

Pronunciation:  ey'jenisis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part
 
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 Synonyms: agenesia
 
 See Also: nondevelopment

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? birth.] (Physiol.)
Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of
organization.
 
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Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Failure of development.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A condition in which a part of the body (such as an organ or a tissue) doesn't completely develop or fails to develop at all.
 
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