Aplastic
defective development or congenital absence of a limb, organ, or other body part.
adjective
relating to or characterized by aplasia
failing to develop into new tissue; defective in the regeneration of tissue, as of blood cells: aplastic anaemia
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.
aplastic a·plas·tic (ā-plās’tĭk, ə-plās’-)
adj.
Unable to form or regenerate tissue.
Of, relating to, or characterized by aplasia.
aplasia a·pla·si·a (ə-plā’zē-ə, -zhə)
n.
Congenital absence of an organ or tissue.
Incomplete, retarded, or defective development of an organ or tissue.
Cessation of the usual regenerative process in an organ or tissue.
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