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Definition of: ectrogeny
(ek·troj′ə·nē) noun Pathol.
The loss or absence, usually congenital, of an organ or part of the body. [<ectro- absence (<Gk. ektrōsis an abortion) + -GENY]
—ec·tro·gen·ic (ek′trə·jen′ik) adjective
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