Agenesis


absence of or failed development of a body part.
sterility; impotence; barrenness.
Historical Examples

Could not agenesis have resulted from the concurrence of this tendency with mechanical causes?
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 Various

noun
(of an animal or plant) imperfect development
impotence or sterility

agenesis a·gen·e·sis (ā-jěn’ĭ-sĭs)
n.
Absence or incomplete development of an organ or body part.

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