aplasia

[ uh-pley-zhuh ]

/ əˈpleɪ ʒə /

noun Pathology.

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

Words nearby aplasia

aplanatic, aplanatic lens, aplanetic, aplanogamete, aplanospore, aplasia, aplasia axialis extracorticalis, aplasia cutis congenita, aplastic, aplastic anemia, aplastic lymph

Origin of aplasia

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

OTHER WORDS FROM aplasia

a·plas·tic

[ey-plas-tik] /eɪˈplæs tɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for aplastic (1 of 2)

aplastic

/ (eɪˈplæstɪk) /

adjective

relating to or characterized by aplasia

failing to develop into new tissue; defective in the regeneration of tissue, as of blood cellsaplastic anaemia

British Dictionary definitions for aplastic (2 of 2)

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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Medical definitions for aplastic (1 of 2)

aplastic

[ ā-plăs′tĭk, ə-plăs′- ]

adj.

Unable to form or regenerate tissue.

Of, relating to, or characterized by aplasia.

Medical definitions for aplastic (2 of 2)

aplasia

[ ə-plā′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.