hypoplasia

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hypoplasia

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From hypo- + -plasia.

noun hypoplasias

countable, uncountable Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, especially when caused by an inadequate or below-normal number of cells. 1995, William M. Thurlbeck, 2. Lung Growth and Development, William M. Thurlbeck, Andrew Churg (editors), 2nd edition, Thieme Medical Publishers, Pathology of the Lung, page 56, Since the renal system and the lung develop at the same time, there has been repeated speculation that pulmonary hypoplasi
Similar: hypoplasty, hypoplasticity

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noun condition of under- or incomplete development of a tissue or organ

中文	發育不全 /发育不全 fāyù bùquán
Français	hypoplasie
Deutsch	Hypoplasie
Ελληνικά	υποπλασία ypoplasía

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@misc{hypoplasia_2026,
  title = {hypoplasia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypoplasia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}