Medical term:
agenesis
agenesis
[a-jen´ĕ-sis]absence of an organ due to nonappearance of its primordium in the embryo.
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a·gen·e·sis
(ā-jen'ĕ-sis),Absence or failure to form of any part.
[G. a- priv. + genesis, production]
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agenesis
(ā-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs)n.
Absence or incomplete development of an organ or body part.
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Agenesis
The incomplete or complete nondevelopment of a body part, organ or tissue.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
agenesis
Embryology The incomplete or nondevelopment of a body part, organ or tissue. See Anal agenesis, Renal agenesis.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
a·gen·e·sis
(ā-jen'ĕ-sis)Absence or failure of formation of any part.
[G. a- priv. + genesis, production]
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agenesis
Absence of an organ or part as a result of failure of development in the early stages. The drug THALIDOMIDE caused agenesis of the limbs.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
a·gen·e·sis
(ā-jen'ĕ-sis)Absence or failure to form of any part.
[G. a- priv. + genesis, production]
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