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Answer for the clue "Underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells ", 10 letters:
hypoplasia

Word definitions for hypoplasia in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hypoplasia (from Ancient Greek ὑπo- hypo- , "under" + πλάσις plasis , "formation"; adjective form hypoplastic ) is underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ. Although the term is not always used precisely, it properly refers to an ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, especially when caused by an inadequate or below-normal number of cells

Usage examples of hypoplasia.

Or at least as normal as a teenager could feel when she had surgeons discussing vaginal hypoplasia and the merits of Vechietti procedures over her head.