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Definition: Agenesis |
AgenesisNoun1. Imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Agenesis \A*gen"e*sis\, noun. [from Greek expression 'a priv. birth.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Lack of complete or normal development; congenital absence of an organ or part. (references) |
Medicine | (1)lack of complete or normal development; (2)congenital absence of an organ or part. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: AgenesisSynonym: agenesia (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Agenesis |
| Specialty definitions using "agenesis": Gonadal Dysgenesis ♦ renal agenesis, Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The least severe in the spectrum of facial anomalies is the median cleft lip, also called premaxillary agenesis. (references) | |
Agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) is a rare congenital abnormality in which there is a partial or complete absence (agenesis) of the corpus callosum. (references) | ||
Of importance is the high association of Dandy-Walker syndrome with other central nervous system structural anomalies including agenesis of the corpus callosum and malformations of the face, limbs, digits and heart. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "agenesis": renal agenesis. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
agenesis of the corpus callosum | 34 |
agenesis renal | 19 |
agenesis | 10 |
agenesis sacral | 9 |
agenesis collosum corpus | 4 |
agenesis renal unilateral | 4 |
agenesis callosum corpus partial | 4 |
agenesis ovarian | 3 |
agenesis mullerian | 3 |
penile agenesis | 3 |
agenesis tooth | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "agenesis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | agenesis, agenesia, agenesi. (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | agenesie. (various references) | ||||||||||
Finnish | agenesia, ageneesi. (various references) | ||||||||||
French | agénésie. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Agenesie, Agenesia. (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | αγενεσία (aplasia, aplasie). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | agenesia (aplasia). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | agenesisay agenesia (agenesia, aplasia). (various references) | ||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "agenesis": anagenesis, diagenesis, metagenesis, mutagenesis, paragenesis. (additional references) | |
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"Agenesis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: agenes, agenesia, igenesis, oogenesis, Wagenseil. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "agenesis" (pronounced 'A*gen"e*sis'): Abiogenesis, Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, Adipolysis, AEsthesis, Agamogenesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Amphigenesis, Amylogenesis, Amylolysis, Anabasis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anagnorisis, Anamnesis, Anamorphosis, Anapophysis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Ankylostomiasis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Anthropomorphosis, Antimetathesis, Antiperistasis, Antiphrasis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Antithesis, Aparithmesis, Aphaeresis, Apheresis, Aphesis, Apodosis, Aponeurosis, Apophasis, Apophysis, Aposiopesis, Apotheosis, Apothesis, apsis, Archebiosis, Arsis, Arteriosclerosis, Arthrodesis, Arthrosis, Ascariasis, Asepsis, Athetosis, Atmolysis, Autocatalysis, Autogenesis, Autokinesis, Auxesis, Bacteriolysis, Basis, Biognosis, Biolysis, Blastogenesis, Calliopsis, Cardiosclerosis, Cariopsis, Caryopsis, Catachresis, Catalysis, Catastasis, Chemolysis, Chemosis, Chemosynthesis, Chlorosis, Chondrogenesis, Chorisis, Chromidrosis, Cillosis, Cirrhosis, Classis, Coenesthesis, Coreopsis, Crasis, Crisis, Cyanosis, Cyclosis, Deesis, Dermostosis, Diagnosis, Dialysis, Diapedesis, Diaphoresis, Diaphysis, Diapophysis, Diarthrosis, Diastasis, Diathesis, Diegesis, Diesis, Digenesis, Dipsosis, Diuresis, Dysgenesis, Ecbasis, Ecchymosis, Ecdysis, Ecphasis, Ecphonesis, Ectasis, Ecthlipsis, Ectostosis, Electrogenesis, Electrolysis, Elephantiasis, Ellipsis, Emesis, Emphasis, Emphyteusis, Empyesis, Empyrosis, Enantiosis, Enarthrosis, Endogenesis, Endostosis, Endysis, Entasis, Enuresis, Epanadiplosis, Epanalepsis, Epanorthosis, Epenthesis, Epexegesis, Epigenesis, Epitasis, Epithesis, Eremacausis, Erotesis, Eugenesis, Exaeresis, Exanthesis, Exegesis, Exosmosis, Exostosis, filariasis, Gamogenesis, Geneagenesis, Genesis, Geognosis, Glaucosis, Glucogenesis, Gnosis, Gomphiasis, Gomphosis, Haemapophysis, haematemesis, haematogenesis, haematolysis, haematosis, Haemocytolysis, Haemocytotrypsis, helminthiasis, Hemapophysis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, Heterauxesis, heterogenesis, Heterosis, hidrosis, Histogenesis, Histolysis, Homogenesis, hydrarthrosis, hydrolysis, hydronephrosis, Hypapophysis, Hyperapophysis, Hyperinosis, Hyperkinesis, Hypinosis, HYPOCHONDRIASIS, hypophysis, hypostasis, hypothesis, Hypotyposis, hysteresis, ichthyosis, Idiocrasis, ISIS, karyokinesis, Karyostenosis, kenogenesis, kinaesthesis, Kinetogenesis, Leucocytogenesis, Limosis, lithiasis, lordosis, lysis, Marmorosis, Mathesis, meiosis, melanosis, Menostasis, Metabasis, Metabolisis, Metachrosis, metagenesis, metalepsis, metamorphosis, Metaphrasis, metaphysis, Metapophysis, metastasis, metathesis, metempsychosis, Metemptosis, Metensomatosis, Microanalysis, mimesis, missis, monogenesis, Morosis, Morphosis, Mydriasis, Myopsis, Myosis, Mysis, Narcosis, Necrobiosis, Necrosis, Nemesis, Neurapophysis, Neurosis, Ochlesis, Odontiasis, Oogenesis, Organogenesis, Osmidrosis, osmosis, osteoclasis, Osteolysis, Osteoporosis, Osteosclerosis, Ostosis, paedogenesis, Pangenesis, Paracentesis, Paralysis, Paraphimosis, Paraphysis, Parapophysis, Parathesis, paremptosis, Parenesis, Parenthesis, Paresis, Parostosis, parthenogenesis, Pathogenesis, Pedesis, Perigenesis, Periphrasis, Peristalsis, Persis, Pertussis, Pharmacognosis, Phasis, Phimosis, Phlogosis, Photosynthesis, Phthiriasis, Phthisis, Phyllomorphosis, Pleurapophysis, Polymorphosis, Polysynthesis, Postzygapophysis, Praezygapophysis, Prezygapophysis, Proemptosis, Prognosis, Prolepsis, Prophasis, Prosphysis, Prosthesis, Protasis, Proteolysis, Pseudoblepsis, Psoriasis, Psychanalysis, Psychogenesis, Psychosis, Pterylosis, Ptilosis, Ptosis, Pyrosis, Regenesis, Reversis, Sarcobasis, Sarcosis, satyriasis, Scepsis, Schesis, Schindylesis, Schizogenesis, Scleriasis, sclerosis, scoliosis, sepsis, siderosis, siriasis, spermatogenesis, Sphrigosis, Splanchnapophysis, Sporogenesis, stasis, Stegnosis, stenosis, Sycosis, syllepsis, symbiosis, symphysis, Synanthesis, Synartesis, Synarthrosis, Synchondrosis, Synchoresis, Synchysis, Syncrisis, Syndesmosis, Synecphonesis, Synesis, Syngenesis, synizesis, Synneorosis, synopsis, Synosteosis, Synostosis, Synteresis, synthesis, Syssarcosis, Systasis, Telangiectasis, Thanatopsis, Thermolysis, Thermoneurosis, thesis, Thlipsis, Thoracentesis, thrombosis, Tmesis, Trichiasis, trichiniasis, trichinosis, Tripsis, tuberculosis, Tussis, Tylosis, Xanthosis, Xenogenesis, Zygapophysis, Zygosis, Zymolysis, Zymosis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: assignee. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-g-i-n-s-s" | |
-1 letter: aegises, genesis, seeings, senegas, signees. | |
-2 letters: agenes, anises, assign, easies, easing, egises, genies, gneiss, sanies, sansei, seeing, seines, senega, sieges, signee, singes. | |
-3 letters: aegis, agene, anise, eases, gains, gases, genes, genie, sages, sains, sanes, sasin, segni, seine, seise, sengi, sensa, sense, siege, signs, sines, singe, sings, snags. | |
-4 letters: agee, ages, agin, ains, anes, anis, ease, egis, engs, eses, gaen, gaes, gain, gane, gees, gene, gens, gien, gies, gins, nags, ness, sage, sags, sain, sane, sang, sans, seas, seen, sees, segs, seis, sene, sign, sine, sing, sins, snag. | |
-5 letters: age, ain, ais, ane, ani, ass, eng, ens, ess, gae, gan, gas, gee, gen, gie, gin, ins, nae, nag, nee, sae, sag, sea, see, seg, sei, sen, sin, sis. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-g-i-n-s-s" | |
+1 letter: agenesias, assignees, ensilages, envisages, seesawing. | |
+2 letters: anagenesis, anglesites, caginesses, designates, diageneses, diagenesis, disengages, espionages, gaminesses, garnishees, gesneriads, giantesses, greasiness, magnesites, magnetises, pangenesis, reassigned, stingarees, vernissage. | |
+3 letters: abiogeneses, abiogenesis, angelfishes, angrinesses, bagginesses, detasseling, ensanguines, evangelisms, evangelists, gassinesses, gaudinesses, gawkinesses, generalises, generalists, gracileness, grapinesses, manginesses, meaningless, metagenesis, mutagenesis, paragenesis, preassigned, ranginesses, reasserting, reassessing, reseasoning, seignorages, sergeancies, sergeanties, staginesses, subagencies, vernissages, wineglasses. | |
+4 letters: androgenesis, angiogeneses, angiogenesis, anglerfishes, asseverating, beggarliness, cladogenesis, cragginesses, cyanogenesis, daringnesses, detasselling, disentangles, everlastings, exactingness, fricasseeing, garishnesses, genealogists, generalships, glassinesses, graininesses, greasepaints, greasinesses, investigates, mastersinger, negativeness, nitrogenases, paedogenesis, palingeneses, palingenesis, pathogenesis, pleasingness, readdressing, reassembling, reassignment, safekeepings, sanguineness, segregations, seigniorages, selaginellas, shagginesses, slanginesses, steelmakings, tangibleness, tessellating, unaggressive. | |
+5 letters: acceptingness, amusingnesses, antiestrogens, astringencies, atherogenesis, cheeseparings, darlingnesses, demandingness, disagreements, disintegrates, easygoingness, exsanguinates, gainfulnesses, gametogenesis, gawkishnesses, gemeinschafts, generalissimo, geomagnetisms, ghastlinesses, glaringnesses, gracilenesses, grandioseness, graphicnesses, greenbackisms, haughtinesses, languidnesses, lastingnesses, logicalnesses, mastersingers, meaninglessly, melanogenesis, naughtinesses, necessitating, newsmagazines, nonaggressive, organogenesis, overasserting, pigheadedness, predesignates, reassignments, scenographies, segmentations, sequestrating, serodiagnoses, sexagenarians, sheepshearing, speedboatings, stenographies, straighteners, superagencies, teratogenesis, transgressive, waggishnesses, xenodiagnoses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 67 65 6E 65 73 69 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- --. . -. . ... .. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100111 01100101 01101110 01100101 01110011 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A g e n e s i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0067 0065 006E 0065 0073 0069 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3573718071857585 |
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