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 Words From

• a·plas·tic [ey-, plas, -tik], 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