aplasia
Sign in to saveAplasia (; 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.
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- Types
- Pure red cell aplasia
- Aplasia cutis congenita
- Radial aplasia
- Sertoli cell-only syndrome
- Pulmonary aplasia
- Thymic aplasia
- Optic nerve aplasia
- Aplastic anemia
- Epidemiology
- See also
- References
Aplasia (; 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.
Aplastic anemia is the failure of the body to produce blood cells. It may occur at any time, and has multiple causes. __TOC__
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