agenesis

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agenesis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Agenesis \A*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? birth.] (Physiol.)
     Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of
     organization.
     [1913 Webster]

agenesis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  agenesis
      n 1: imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part [syn:
           agenesis, agenesia]