connation

noun

1. (uncountable)The congenital (or sometimes developmental) fusion of organs of the same type.

   “There is no connation whatever; there is no Sternum at any time, and no hæmapophyses; nothing, indeed, but membrane-bones formed between the corium and the membrane lining the abdominal cavity.”

   “When connation does not exist the parts are said to be Distinct or Eleutherous.”

   “The family history of connation was elicited, and radiographs were taken of the patients.”

   “For these reasons more general terms are also used, such as double teeth or connation (meaning developed or born together) , which describe the appearance of the anomaly with no implication regarding its aetiology.”

   “The carpels show various degrees of congenital or postgenital connation (Gut 1966; Ramp 1988).”

2. (uncountable)The learned impulse to behave in a certain way in response to specific stimulii.

   “There are two forms of control; one is at the point of cognizance or recognition of the situation. If the individual waits until connation comes about and energy flows with all its power into the organism, control is difficult, if not impossible.”

   “The classical threefold division of psychology into cognition, affection and connation has been completely abandoned in the psychology of personal constructs.”

   “It is difficult to change one's connation, because connation needs a lot of inputs.”

   “Sometimes we wax philosophical and speculate that explanatory style reflects one's strength of will, reviving a long-dormant psychology of connation. Some people are passive and listless in the face of challenge, whereas other people are vigorous and active.”

   “Attitudes based on connation (intentions and actions) usually result from personal experience or behavioral intent.”