agenesis
- noun
- /ˌeɪdʒəˈnɛsɪs/
- Specialized
:
agenesia
- Doctors diagnosed her with agenesis after a thorough examination revealed the lack of the organ.
- vaginal agenesis
- frontal agenesis
- agenesis of the sinus
Examples
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Congenital vaginal agenesis is a rare malformation that has an incidence of one in 4,000 to 5,000 female newborns (1).
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One of our patients with isolated vaginal agenesis became spontaneously pregnant three years after the surgery and delivered a healthy baby by cesarean section.
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Very little has been written about the factors that affect the growth of these sinuses or the factors that cause agenesis.
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According to the definition which I have proposed, vaginal agenesis is not an intersex condition.
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In one patient with vaginal agenesis, Klippel-Feil syndrome was detected.
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The indication for implantation was agenesis of the ear in 16 cases and chronic otitis in 20 cases.
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There are several nonsurgical and surgical treatment techniques described in the literature for the treatment of vaginal agenesis.
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To optimize sexual comfort, the clinical management of women with vaginal agenesis must be multidisciplinary and individually tailored.
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Approximately 50% of patients have renal malformations, most commonly horseshoe kidney, hydronephrosis, or unilateral agenesis.
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Congenital vaginal agenesis is a rare condition where the vagina fails to develop properly in female newborns.
Synonyms
A body part that does not form before birth and is missing
A body part that does not form or grow
A lack of normal growth in a person, animal, or system
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Etymology
Agenesis comes from the Greek parts a- meaning 'without' and genesis meaning 'birth' or 'origin', the same genesis you see in the book 'Genesis' and in the word generate. So, agenesis is used for a body part that was 'without' development — it did not form before birth.