hypoplasia

Term: hypoplasia

Literally meaning: “underdevelopment”

Origin: Anc Greek

υπό-/hypo- (prefix meaning "under", "beneath", "less", “diminished”)

+πλάσις/plasis(=formation) πλάσσω/plasso(=to create, to form, to mold)

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Definition

Hypoplasia is the underdevelopment resulting from an abnormal paucity of cells in tissue or organ.