Aplasia
defective development or congenital absence of a limb, organ, or other body part.
noun
(pathol) congenital absence or abnormal development of an organ or part
n.
1885, medical latin, from greek a-, privative prefix (see a- (3)), + -plasia.
aplasia a·pla·si·a (ə-plā’zē-ə, -zhə)
n.
congenital absence of an organ or tissue.
incomplete, r-t-rded, or defective development of an organ or tissue.
cessation of the usual regenerative process in an organ or tissue.
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