-plasia
a combining form with the meaning “growth, cellular multiplication,” of the kind specified by the initial element: hypoplasia.
Origin of -plasia
1- Also -plasy.
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British Dictionary definitions for -plasia
-plasia
n combining form
indicating growth, development, or change: hypoplasia
Origin of -plasia
1from New Latin, from Greek plasis a moulding, from plassein to mould
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