agenesis
Americannoun
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absence of or failed development of a body part.
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sterility; impotence; barrenness.
noun
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(of an animal or plant) imperfect development
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impotence or sterility
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of agenesis
From New Latin, dating back to 1850–55; see origin at a- 6, genesis
Example Sentences
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Born with sacral agenesis, a physical condition that makes her body different, Jones is excluded from “easy beauty,” Kate Tuttle wrote in The New York Times.
From New York Times • May 8, 2023
Cats Protection's senior field veterinary officer Fiona Brockbank said it appeared to be a case of agenesis, the failure of an organ to develop, which she and her colleagues had never seen before.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022
Tooth agenesis, or missing teeth, is “relatively common,” said Tim Wright, a professor at the University of North Carolina’s Adams School of Dentistry.
From Slate • Nov. 4, 2022
She has congenital sacral agenesis, meaning she was born with no sacrum.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022
An estimated 1 in 750 is born with one kidney, a condition called renal agenesis that's more common in men.
From Chicago Tribune • Oct. 23, 2014
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