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aplasia
[ uh-pley-zhuh ]
noun
Pathology.
- defective development or congenital absence of a limb, organ, or other body part.
aplasia
/ əˈɪɪə /
noun
- pathol congenital absence or abnormal development of an organ or part
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ··پ [ey-, plas, -tik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of aplasia1
C19: New Latin, from a- 1+ -plasia, from Greek plassein to form
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There was bone cancer, chemo and red blood cell aplasia that left him needing regular transfusions.
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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.
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With most of his skin missing, except for on his head, he was initially diagnosed with aplasia cutis, a rare congenital absence of skin.
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Evidence for on-target toxicity included B cell aplasia as well as decreased numbers of plasma cells and hypogammaglobulinemia.
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