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Meaning of "agenesis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AGENESIS

agenesis  [eɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGENESIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Agenesis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AGENESIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Agenesis

In medicine, agenesis refers to the failure of an organ to develop during embryonic growth and development due to the absence of primordial tissue. Many forms of agenesis are referred to by individual names, depending on the organ affected: ▪ Agenesis of the corpus callosum- failure of the Corpus callosum to develop ▪ Renal agenesis- failure of one or both of the kidneys to develop ▪ Phocomelia- failure of the arms or legs to develop ▪ Penile agenesis- failure of penis to develop ▪ Müllerian agenesis - failure of the uterus and part of the vagina to develop...

Definition of agenesis in the English dictionary

The definition of agenesis in the dictionary is imperfect development. Other definition of agenesis is impotence or sterility.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGENESIS


abiogenesis
ˌeɪbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
atherogenesis
ˌæθərəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
biogenesis
ˌbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
carcinogenesis
ˌkɑːsɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
diagenesis
ˌdaɪəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
dysgenesis
dɪsˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
gametogenesis
ˌɡæmɪtəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
genesis
ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
gluconeogenesis
ˌɡluːkəʊˌniːəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
lipogenesis
ˌlɪpəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
morphogenesis
ˌmɔːfəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
mutagenesis
ˌmjuːtəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
ontogenesis
ˌɒntəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
oogenesis
ˌəʊəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
organogenesis
ˌɔːɡənəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
osteogenesis
ˌɒstɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
parthenogenesis
ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
pathogenesis
ˌpæθəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
thermogenesis
ˌθɜːməʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
tumorigenesis
ˌtjuːmərɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGENESIS

agency agreement
agency fee
agency nurse
agency spokesperson
agenda
agendaless
agendum
agendums
agene
agenesia
agenetic
agenize
agent
agent of production
Agent Orange
agent provocateur
agent-general
agential
agentival
agentive

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGENESIS

anamnesis
angiogenesis
anthropogenesis
chondrogenesis
cytokinesis
embryogenesis
epigenesis
histogenesis
kinesis
melanogenesis
neogenesis
neurogenesis
oncogenesis
petrogenesis
psychokinesis
pyrokinesis
steroidogenesis
synthesis
telekinesis
teratogenesis
transgenesis

Synonyms and antonyms of agenesis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «agenesis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGENESIS

Find out the translation of agenesis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of agenesis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «agenesis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发育不全
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agenesia
570 millions of speakers

English

agenesis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

agenesis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدم التخلق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

агенезия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agenesia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

agenesis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agénésie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Agenesis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Agenesie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

発育不全
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무 발생
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Agenesis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất sản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செனிக்காமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वृद्धी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

agenezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

agenesia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

agenezja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

агенезія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agenezie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγενεσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agenesis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

agenesi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

agenesi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of agenesis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGENESIS»

The term «agenesis» is normally little used and occupies the 112.715 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGENESIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «agenesis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «agenesis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about agenesis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGENESIS»

Discover the use of agenesis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to agenesis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum: The Beast Within
This book contains information about Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum and various medical terminology that goes along with this condition. It is a beneficial tool for those who have this disease or for anyone who wants to learn about it.
Dianne M. Porter, 2010
2
Orthodontic Management of Agenesis and Other Complexities: ...
Written by an internationally respected orthodontist, this book is an essential reference for any clinician who strives to provide the highest-quality patient care.
Michael Arvystas, 2003
3
Callosal Agenesis: A Natural Split Brain?
Proceedings of an International Brain Research Organization Satellite Symposium held in Quebec City, Canada, August 10-13, 1991
Maryse Lassone, Malcolm Jeeves, 2011
4
Facial Emotion Recognition in Primary Agenesis of the Corpus ...
Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum (AgCC) is a condition in which the corpus callosum fails to develop, and in which there are often other comorbid neurological and developmental abnormalities.
Matthew W. Bridgman, 2008
5
Agenesis: A Novel
Samuel Jeremiah Snoek-Brown. cannot guess at where postmortal fiction might go from here any more than a postmortal narrator can guess at “higher” afterlives. But postmortal fiction does speak to a current contemplative mode in ...
Samuel Jeremiah Snoek-Brown, 2007
6
Genetic Studies on the Association of Ovarian Cancer and ...
A recent study has shown that patients with epithelial ovarian cancer and ovarian cysts have a higher prevalence of congenital tooth agenesis than the general population.
Sarah Cathryn Pollan White, 2008
7
Ten Cate's Oral Histology: Development, Structure, and Function
Tooth agenesis is the most common developmental anomaly in human beings, reported to occur in 2% to 10% of the population excluding third molars. Third molar agenesis is more prevalent and is reported to occur in approximately 25% of ...
Antonio Nanci, 2008
8
Dail and Hammar's Pulmonary Pathology: Volume I: ...
Bilateral pulmonary agenesis: association with the hydrolethalus syndrome and review of the literature from a developmental field perspective. Am J Med Genet 1985;21(1):93-103. 185. Ostor AG, Stillwell R, Fortune DW. Bilateral pulmonary ...
Joseph F. Tomashefski, Carol Farver, Armando E. Fraire, 2009
9
Emery and Rimoin's Essential Medical Genetics
There is genetic heterogeneity in the Percentage with Urinary Structural Anomaly /Pattern Tract Anomalies Absent gallbladder 32 Agenesis of the corpus callosum 45–55 Anencephaly 5–16 Anorectal malformation 26–58a Biliary atresia 3 ...
David L. Rimoin, Reed E. Pyeritz, Bruce Korf, 2013
10
Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics
However, there is improved detection of clinically TABLE 62-1 Structural Anomaly / Pattern Percentage with Urinary Tract Anomalies Absent gall bladder 32 Agenesis of the corpus callosum 45—55 Anencephaly 5—1 6 Anorectal malformation ...
David L. Rimoin, Reed E. Pyeritz, Bruce Korf, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGENESIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term agenesis is used in the context of the following news items.
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COMMENTARY: Is there such a thing as a legal sex change?
Examples are ovo-testes, micropenis, vaginal agenesis, Kallman's syndrome and Klinefelter's syndrome. Klinefelter's Syndrome (KaS) is ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
2
Aicardi Syndrome: Genome Sequencing Illuminates Another Rare …
A handful of genetic tests are used to rule out Dandy Walker syndrome, agenesis of the corpus callosum, neuronal migrating disorders, and a ... «PLoS Blogs, Jul 15»
3
Novel mutations in PAX6, OTX2 and NDP in anophthalmia …
... variants (but other brain anomalies such as agenesis of the corpus callosum and structural pituitary defects have been recurrently reported). «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Truncating mutation in intracellular phospholipase A 1 gene …
The MRI for one of the young sisters (IV-7), showed hypoplastic corpus callosum with possible agenesis of the splenium. We genotyped ten ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
5
Paralympian Dodd a dare devil
Dodd was born with sacral agenesis, a rare degenerative disease that meant most of her renal system needed to be reconstructed. When she ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
6
Dream Factory of Iowa comes to Cedar Rapids,
A new chapter in my life,” said Myles, who has spina bifida and agenesis of the corpus callosum. His conditions have caused “lots of ... «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Jun 15»
7
Tomball teen speaks about being a primordial dwarf
Besides being a rare twin with primordial dwarfism, Bernal also was diagnosed with Dandy-Walker syndrome, agenesis of the corpus callosum ... «Your Houston News, Jun 15»
8
Inspirational girl still standing despite struggling after being born …
Sarah was born with sacral agenesis, which affects only one in 250,000 people. She is missing bones from her sacrum and coccyx at the base ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
9
A role for VAX2 in correct retinal function revealed by a novel …
... cleft lip/palate and corpus callosum agenesis, a phenotype similar to that found in the Vax1 null mouse [13], [14]. VAX2 was also screened in ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
10
Palm Harbor Restaurant Plans Fundraiser to Help Mother of …
Her sister, Maryn, was born with cerebral palsy and a rare birth defect, agenesis of the corpus callosum, which essentially means a critical part ... «GroundReport, Jun 15»

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