aplasia

[uh-pley-zhuh]

noun

Pathology.

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

aplasia

/ əˈpleɪzɪə /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• aplastic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aplasia¹

First recorded in 1880–85; a- ⁶ + -plasia

Word History and Origins

Origin of aplasia¹

C19: New Latin, from _a- ¹ + -plasia, from Greek plassein to form

Example Sentences

There was bone cancer, chemo and red blood cell aplasia that left him needing regular transfusions.

From Los Angeles Times

Paul, 14, was born with what the family assumes is amniotic band syndrome, while Jesse, 8, and Eddie, 4, were born with bilateral radial aplasia.

From Washington Times

With most of his skin missing, except for on his head, he was initially diagnosed with aplasia cutis, a rare congenital absence of skin.

From Seattle Times

Evidence for on-target toxicity included B cell aplasia as well as decreased numbers of plasma cells and hypogammaglobulinemia.

From Science Magazine