hypoplasia
Americannoun
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Pathology. abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements.
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(in plants) inability to mature properly owing to a disease or inadequate supply of nutrients.
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He was born with a condition called renal hypoplasia, which prevented his own kidneys from fully developing.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2023
Many of the cats she adopts have cerebellar hypoplasia, also known as wobbly cat syndrome, which is a neurological condition caused by infection before birth.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2022
Other viruses induce hypoplasia, or decreased cell growth, in the leaves of plants, causing thin, yellow areas to appear.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
“If you tell a lay person” that a child has “mandibular hypoplasia, or maxillary deficiency, or adenoidal facies — it sounds bad,” said Vig.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2020
Peter, it turned out, has a rare disorder called optic nerve hypoplasia in which the eyes’ nerve bundles fail to develop properly and for which there is no cure.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2018
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