Aplasia

Aplasia (/əˈpleɪʒə/ (listen); from Greek a, "not", "no" + plasis, "formation") is a birth defect where an organ or tissue is wholly or largely absent. It is caused by a defect in a developmental process.^[1]^[2]

Aplastic anemia is the failure of the body to produce blood cells. It may occur at any time, and has multiple causes.^[1]^[2]

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Acquired pure red cell aplasia
Aplasia cutis congenita
Aplastic anemia
Germ cell aplasia, also known as Sertoli cell-only syndrome
Radial aplasia
Thymic aplasia, which is found in DiGeorge syndrome and also occurs naturally as part of the gradual loss of function of the immune system later in life

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Stedman's medical dictionary. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins. 1990. p. 106. ISBN 0-683-07916-6.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Stedman's > aplasia". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010.

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-plasia and -trophy
Anaplasia (structural differentiation loss within a cell or group of cells). Aplasia (organ or part of organ missing) Desmoplasia (connective tissue growth) Dysplasia (change in cell or tissue phenotype) Hyperplasia (proliferation of cells) Hypoplasia (congenital below-average number of cells, especially when inadequate) Metaplasia (conversion in cell type) Neoplasia (abnormal proliferation) Prosoplasia (development of new cell function)
Abiotrophy (loss in vitality of organ or tissue) Atrophy (reduced functionality of an organ, with decrease in the number or volume of cells) Hypertrophy (increase in the volume of cells or tissues) Hypotrophy (decrease in the volume of cells or tissues) Dystrophy (any degenerative disorder resulting from improper or faulty nutrition)
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