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Hypoplasia

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155: 439: 420: 197:. Although the term is not always used precisely, it properly refers to an inadequate or below-normal number of cells. Hypoplasia is similar to 451: 141: 322: 371: 318: 285: 475: 470: 276: 217:, the wasting away of already existing cells, is technically the direct opposite of both hyperplasia and hypertrophy.) 402: 393: 241: 349: 331: 308: 166: 134: 210: 254: 267: 221: 190: 127: 380: 367: 340: 281: 194: 304: 250: 464: 345: 272: 154: 99:(reduced functionality of an organ, with decrease in the number or volume of cells) 172: 376: 327: 206: 102: 81: 57: 41: 213:, while hyperplasia generally refers to excessive cell growth later in life. ( 290: 108: 69: 258: 220:
Hypoplasia can be present in any tissue or organ. It is descriptive of many
114: 75: 51: 47: 29: 398: 414: 246: 232: 228: 214: 198: 117:(any degenerative disorder resulting from improper or faulty nutrition) 96: 35: 66:(congenital below-average number of cells, especially when inadequate) 385: 336: 294: 263: 237: 363: 358: 354: 314: 300: 153: 32:(structural differentiation loss within a cell or group of cells). 389: 442:. Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 March 2008) 189:) is underdevelopment or incomplete development of a 224:, including underdevelopment of organs such as: 93:Abiotrophy (loss in vitality of organ or tissue) 135: 8: 284:, connecting the two sides of the brain, in 111:(decrease in the volume of cells or tissues) 105:(increase in the volume of cells or tissues) 142: 128: 18: 421:List of biological development disorders 454:. Stedman's Medical Dictionary. lww.com 432: 21: 370:during gestation or the existence of 201:, but less severe. It is technically 16:Underdevelopment of a tissue or organ 7: 417:, when an existing part wastes away 209:(too many cells). Hypoplasia is a 185: 'formation'; adjective form 84:(development of new cell function) 14: 323:hypoplastic right heart syndrome 38:(organ or part of organ missing) 372:congenital diaphragmatic hernia 319:hypoplastic left heart syndrome 286:agenesis of the corpus callosum 1: 277:popliteal pterygium syndrome 492: 293:caused by mutation in the 178: 'under' and 50:(change in cell or tissue 44:(connective tissue growth) 403:congenital hypothyroidism 394:harlequin-type ichthyosis 72:(conversion in cell type) 350:asymmetric crying facies 78:(abnormal proliferation) 60:(proliferation of cells) 366:, often as a result of 440:Definition: hypoplasia 332:optic nerve hypoplasia 242:Klinefelter's syndrome 159: 157: 476:Anatomical pathology 211:congenital condition 158:Pulmonary hypoplasia 471:Medical terminology 309:Turner's hypoplasia 22:-plasia and -trophy 255:gonadal dysgenesis 222:medical conditions 160: 268:DiGeorge syndrome 152: 151: 483: 455: 449: 443: 437: 313:Chambers of the 205:the opposite of 144: 137: 130: 19: 491: 490: 486: 485: 484: 482: 481: 480: 461: 460: 459: 458: 450: 446: 438: 434: 429: 411: 381:coeliac disease 368:oligohydramnios 341:sacral agenesis 282:Corpus callosum 148: 17: 12: 11: 5: 489: 487: 479: 478: 473: 463: 462: 457: 456: 444: 431: 430: 428: 425: 424: 423: 418: 410: 407: 406: 405: 396: 383: 374: 361: 352: 343: 334: 325: 311: 305:oral pathology 298: 288: 279: 270: 261: 251:Fanconi anemia 244: 235: 150: 149: 147: 146: 139: 132: 124: 121: 120: 119: 118: 112: 106: 100: 94: 88: 87: 86: 85: 79: 73: 67: 61: 55: 45: 39: 33: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 488: 477: 474: 472: 469: 468: 466: 453: 448: 445: 441: 436: 433: 426: 422: 419: 416: 413: 412: 408: 404: 400: 397: 395: 391: 387: 384: 382: 378: 375: 373: 369: 365: 362: 360: 356: 353: 351: 347: 346:Facial muscle 344: 342: 338: 335: 333: 329: 326: 324: 320: 316: 312: 310: 306: 302: 299: 296: 292: 289: 287: 283: 280: 278: 274: 271: 269: 265: 262: 260: 256: 252: 248: 245: 243: 239: 236: 234: 230: 227: 226: 225: 223: 218: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 177: 174: 171: 168: 167:Ancient Greek 164: 156: 145: 140: 138: 133: 131: 126: 125: 123: 122: 116: 113: 110: 107: 104: 101: 98: 95: 92: 91: 90: 89: 83: 80: 77: 74: 71: 68: 65: 62: 59: 56: 53: 49: 46: 43: 40: 37: 34: 31: 28: 27: 26: 25: 20: 447: 435: 273:Labia majora 219: 202: 186: 182: 179: 175: 170: 162: 161: 63: 377:Small bowel 328:Optic nerve 207:hyperplasia 187:hypoplastic 103:Hypertrophy 82:Prosoplasia 58:Hyperplasia 42:Desmoplasia 465:Categories 452:Hypoplasia 427:References 307:, such as 303:caused by 291:Cerebellum 165:(from 163:Hypoplasia 109:Hypotrophy 70:Metaplasia 64:Hypoplasia 259:trisomy X 115:Dystrophy 76:Neoplasia 52:phenotype 48:Dysplasia 30:Anaplasia 409:See also 399:Mandible 183:(plasis) 415:Atrophy 386:Fingers 247:Ovaries 233:puberty 231:during 229:Breasts 215:Atrophy 199:aplasia 176:(hypo-) 97:Atrophy 36:Aplasia 337:Sacrum 295:reelin 264:Thymus 238:Testes 191:tissue 181:πλάσις 364:Lungs 359:birth 357:from 355:Thumb 315:heart 301:Tooth 195:organ 169: 390:ears 388:and 321:and 297:gene 173:ὑπo- 401:in 392:in 379:in 348:in 339:in 330:in 317:in 275:in 266:in 249:in 240:in 203:not 193:or 467:: 257:, 253:, 143:e 136:t 129:v 54:)

Index

Anaplasia
Aplasia
Desmoplasia
Dysplasia
phenotype
Hyperplasia
Hypoplasia
Metaplasia
Neoplasia
Prosoplasia
Atrophy
Hypertrophy
Hypotrophy
Dystrophy
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Chest X-ray showing pulmonary hypoplasia
Ancient Greek
ὑπo-
tissue
organ
aplasia
hyperplasia
congenital condition
Atrophy
medical conditions
Breasts
puberty
Testes

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