Look up: hypoplasia


  1. Hypoplasia
    Hypoplasia is underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ. Although the term is not always used precisely, it properly refers to an inadequate or below-normal number of cells. Hypoplasia is similar to aplasia, but less severe. It is technically not the opposite of hyperplasia (t...
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  2. hypoplasia
    Underdevelopment resulting from an abnormal paucity of cells.
    Found op http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_H.htm

  3. Hypoplasia
    A malformation caused by the underdevelopment of cells, tissues or organs. A hypoplastic organ or tissue is one that never reaches normal size; sometimes used to indicate an atrophy caused by the destruction of some of the elements (e.g. cells) rather than a general reduction in size.
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  4. Hypoplasia
    reduced formation of a tissue during development. Enamel hypoplasia may be recognised as pits and depressions in the enamel and may be cause by fluorosis.
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  5. hypoplasia
    [n] - underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=hypoplasia

  6. Hypoplasia
    failure of a tissue or organ to develop normally
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=H

  7. Hypoplasia
    Imperfect development or underdevelopment of an organ or tissue
    Found op http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/glossary.html

  8. Hypoplasia
    The failure of tissue to develop fully.
    Found op http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/3822.pdf



  1. Hypoplasia
    Hypoplasia: Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ. For example, there can be hypoplasia (underdevelopment) of the enamel of the teeth. Hypoplasia is less drastic than aplasia where there is no development at all.
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  2. hypoplasia
    <embryology> The incomplete development or underdevelopment of an organ or tissue. ... Origin: Gr. Plasis = formation ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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  3. hypoplasia
    (hi″po-pla´zhә) incomplete development or underdevelopment of an organ or tissue. adj., hypoplas´tic., adj. focal dermal hypoplasia a hereditary, X-linked, autosomal dominant disorder seen in females, characterized by linear areas of hypoplasia of the skin wi...
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  4. hypoplasia
    (from the article `enamel`) ...enamel is harder and less soluble and contains more fluoride than the underlying enamel and is very resistant to caries (q.v.; tooth decay). Two ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/92

  5. hypoplasia
    (hypo- + Gr. plasis formation + -ia) incomplete development or underdevelopment of an organ or tissue.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio42.html

  6. Hypoplasia
    - reduced formation of a tissue during development. Enamel hypoplasia may be recognised as pits and depressions in the enamel and may be cause by fluorosis.
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  7. hypoplasia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′pō-plā′zē-ă Definitions: 1. Underdevelopment of a tissue or organ, usually due to a deficiency in the number of cells. 2. Atrophy due to destruction of some of the elements and not merely to their general reduction in size.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=42994

  8. HYPOPLASIA
    Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a given tissue.
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=H

  9. hypoplasia
    1) Dysplasia
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/hypoplasia/1

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