hypoplastic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hypoplastic
First recorded in 1845–50; hypo- ( def. ) + -plastic ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The so-called baby Gabriel case began when McKenna West, a surrogate from Alaska, learned that the child she was carrying had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a serious congenital disease.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Next, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the children's hospital collaborating with Georgia Tech and Emory will start recruiting for a clinical trial investigating the treatment's efficacy in newborns with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
But everything changed when a routine ultrasound showed that one of the twins, William, had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a severe congenital condition in which the left side of the heart is underdeveloped.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Clinicians discovered Miss Gardener had hypoplastic left heart syndrome during her mother's 20-week scan.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2022
Lee was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which is a birth defect that affects normal blow flow through the heart.
From Fox News ● Feb. 6, 2022
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