agenesis /agen·e·sis/ (a-jen´ĕ-sis) absence of an organ, particularly that due to nonappearance of its primordium in the embryo.
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agenesis [a-jen´ĕ-sis]
agenesis (ājen´
sis),
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gonadal agenesis complete failure of gonadal development, as in Turner's syndrome.
nuclear agenesis Möbius' syndrome.
a·gen·e·sis ( -j n  -ss)n. Absence or incomplete development of an organ or body part. |
agenesis
[ājen′əsis]
Etymology: Gk, a + genein, not to produce
1 a congenital absence of an organ or part, usually caused by a lack of primordial tissue and failure of development in the embryo.
2 impotence or sterility. Also called agenesia. Compare dysgenesis. agenic, adj.
agenesis [a-jen´ĕ-sis]
absence of an organ due to nonappearance of its primordium in the embryo.
agenesis (ājen´
sis),n the defective development or congenital absence of parts.
agenesis
absence of an organ due to nonappearance of its primordium in the embryo.
agenesis
Embryology The incomplete or nondevelopment of a body part, organ or tissue. See Anal agenesis, Renal agenesis.
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