noun
- Plural of agenesia; the congenital absence or incomplete development of an organ or body part.
Usage: medical/technical term; also spelled agenesiae in Latin plural form
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with agenesias of the kidney, a condition present from birth.
- Agenesias can affect various organs and tissues throughout the body.
- The radiologist identified multiple agenesias in the skeletal system.
- Congenital agenesias require careful medical monitoring and management.