APLASIA

aplasia

(noun) failure of some tissue or organ to develop

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

aplasia (countable and uncountable, plural aplasias)

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

Source: Wiktionary


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

Definition: Incomplete or faulty development.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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