aplasia

[uh-pley-zhuh] Origin

a·pla·sia

[uh-pley-zhuh]
noun Pathology.
defective development or congenital absence of a limb, organ, or other body part.

Origin:
1880–85; a-6 + -plasia

a·plas·tic [ey-plas-tik] , adjective
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aplasia (əˈpleɪzɪə)
 
n
pathol congenital absence or abnormal development of an organ or part
 
[C19: New Latin, from a-1 + -plasia, from Greek plassein to form]

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aplasia
1885, medical L., from Gk. a-, privative prefix, + plasis "formation," from plassein "to form" (see plasma).
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aplasia a·pla·si·a (ə-plā'zē-ə, -zhə)
n.

  1. Congenital absence of an organ or tissue.

  2. Incomplete, retarded, or defective development of an organ or tissue.

  3. Cessation of the usual regenerative process in an organ or tissue.

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