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Aplasia: From 3 Different Sources

Absent or severely reduced growth and development of any organ or tissue.

For example, in bone marrow aplasia, the rate of cell division in the bone marrow is reduced, leading to insufficient blood-cell production (see anaemia, aplastic).

Some birth defects, such as stunted limbs (see phocomelia), occur as a result of incomplete tissue formation during prenatal development.

Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association
The complete or partial failure of tissue or an organ to develop.
Health Source: Medical Dictionary
Author: Health Dictionary

Aplasia Cutis Congenita

the congenital absence of skin on the scalp, usually in one or more small patches. It may result from an infection in the uterus or from a developmental abnormality.... aplasia cutis congenita

Thymic Aplasia

failure of development of the *thymus, resulting in T-lymphocyte deficiency and compromised immunity.... thymic aplasia

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