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Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, especially when caused by an inadequate or below-normal number of cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
Examples
- 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 hypoplasia and renal anomalies may be linked by a common developmental defect.
- 2022, Robert A. Foster, Christopher Premanandan, Chapter 19: Male Reproductive System, James F. Zachary (editor), Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, 7th edition, Elsevier, page 1320, Hypoplasia of the testes is a common condition and DSD.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hypoplasty, hypoplasticity
Antonyms: none provided
underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dysplasia
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
發育不全 /发育不全
(fāyù bùquán)
— condition of under- or incomplete development of a tissue or organ
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Finnish:
hypoplasia
— condition of under- or incomplete development of a tissue or organ
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French:
hypoplasie
— condition of under- or incomplete development of a tissue or organ
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German:
Hypoplasie
— condition of under- or incomplete development of a tissue or organ
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Greek:
υποπλασία
(ypoplasía)
— condition of under- or incomplete development of a tissue or organ
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Icelandic:
vanþroski líffæra
— condition of under- or incomplete development of a tissue or organ
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Icelandic:
vanþroski vefja
— condition of under- or incomplete development of a tissue or organ
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Irish:
hipeapláise
— condition of under- or incomplete development of a tissue or organ
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Polish:
hipoplazja
— condition of under- or incomplete development of a tissue or organ
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Polish:
niedorozwój
— condition of under- or incomplete development of a tissue or organ
