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Meaning of AGENESIS

Pronunciation:  ey'jenisis

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part
 

AGENESIS is a 8 letter word that starts with A.

 

 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.

 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Failure of development.
 
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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