aplasia








noun Pathology.

  1. defective development or congenital absence of a limb, organ, or other body part.

noun

  1. pathol congenital absence or abnormal development of an organ or part
n.

1885, medical Latin, from Greek a-, privative prefix (see a- (3)), + -plasia.

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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