Aplasia

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Aplasia (Greek: a—not; plésein—to form) is defective development resulting in the absence of all or part of an organ.

[edit] Examples

• Aplastic anemia
• Acquired pure red cell aplasia
• Thymic aplasia

[edit] See also

• Atrophy
• Hyperplasia
• Hypoplasia
• Neoplasia