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-plasia

 
a combining form with the meaning “growth, cellular multiplication,” of the kind specified by the initial element: hypoplasia.
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Also, -plasy.

Origin:
< NL < Gk plás(is) a molding + -ia -ia
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-plasia or -plasy  
suff.  Growth; development: achondroplasia.

[New Latin, from Greek plasis, molding, from plassein, to mold; see pelə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

-plasia 
comb. form denoting "formation," Mod.L., from Gk. plasis "molding, formation," from plassein "to mold" (see plasma).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

-plasia or -plasy
suff.
Growth; development: achondroplasia.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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