agenesis

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/eɪˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/

noun

Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization

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Meanings

nounagenesis (countable and uncountable, plural ageneses)

plural ageneses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization

Synonyms & antonyms

nounimperfect development; nondevelopment of a part

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agenesia
Broader
nondevelopment
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agenesia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From a- + -genesis.

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Translations

Czech ageneze
  • agenezeimperfect development of the body
Finnish ageneesi
  • ageneesiimperfect development of the body
French agénésie
  • agénésieimperfect development of the body
Greek αγενεσία
  • αγενεσία (agenesía)imperfect development of the body
Indonesian agenesis
  • agenesisimperfect development of the body
Italian agenesia
  • agenesiaimperfect development of the body
Polish agenezja
  • agenezjaimperfect development of the body
Portuguese agenesia
  • agenesiaimperfect development of the body
Spanish agenesia
  • agenesiaimperfect development of the body

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

agenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agenesis

MLA

“agenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agenesis.

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