Plural of agenesis; multiple instances of the absence or failure of an organ or body part to develop.
From Greek a- (without) + genesis (origin, creation), pluralized with -es; refers to developmental failures in embryology.
Agenesis of the corpus callosum, where the bridge connecting brain hemispheres fails to form, shows how a single missing developmental step can affect how the entire brain compensates and reorganizes itself.
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