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aplasia
[ uh-pley-zhuh ]
/ əˈpleɪ ʒə /
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noun Pathology.
defective development or congenital absence of a limb, organ, or other body part.
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OTHER WORDS FROM aplasia
a·plas·tic [ey-plas-tik], /eɪˈplæs tɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby aplasia
aplacophoran, aplanatic, aplanetic, aplanogamete, aplanospore, aplasia, aplastic, aplastic anemia, aplenty, aplite, aplomb
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British Dictionary definitions for aplasia
aplasia
/ (əˈpleɪzɪə) /
noun
pathol congenital absence or abnormal development of an organ or part
Word Origin for aplasia
C19: New Latin, from a- 1 + -plasia, from Greek plassein to form
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