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Agenesia

Noun - Medical

Agenesia refers to the congenital absence or failure to develop a specific organ or tissue in the body.

Sample sentence: The agenesia of his left kidney was discovered during a routine medical examination.

Noun - Biology

In biology, agenesia pertains to the lack of growth or development of a particular structure or characteristic in an organism.

Sample sentence: The agenesia of wings in certain butterfly species is an adaptation that helps them avoid predators.

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