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Aplasia

Aplasia \A*pla"si*a\, n. [NL.; Gr. ? priv. + ? a molding.] (Med.)

  1. Incomplete or faulty development.

  2. (Med.) a defect, retardation, or cessation of the process of generation of blood cells.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
aplasia

1885, medical Latin, from Greek a-, privative prefix (see a- (3)), + -plasia.

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aplasia

n. (context pathology English) A condition marked by the incomplete development, or absence, of an organ or tissue.

WordNet
aplasia

n. failure of some tissue or organ to develop

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Aplasia

Aplasia (from Greek a—not; plasis—molding) is defined in general as "defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue." In the field of hematology, the term refers to "incomplete, retarded, or defective development, or cessation of the usual regenerative process."

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Patrick had granted Caitlin permission to speak with Stephen, to learn the details of his aplasia down to the electron micrographs of his barren marrow.