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agenesis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun agenesis has 1 sense
- agenesis(n = noun.process) agenesia - imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part; Array is a kind of nondevelopment
CIDE DICTIONARY
agenesis, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + birth.].
Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization. [1913 Webster]
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