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aplasia
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a·pla·sia  (-plzh, -zh-)
n.
Defective development resulting in the absence of all or part of an organ or tissue.

aplasia [əˈpleɪzɪə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol congenital absence or abnormal development of an organ or part
[New Latin, from a-1 + -plasia, from Greek plassein to form]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aplasia - failure of some tissue or organ to develop
dysplasia - abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth


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Thymomas can also be associated with autoimmune and paraneoplastic syndromes, such as pure red cell aplasia (50% of patients with red cell aplasia will have thymoma, and 5% of patients with thymoma will have red cell aplasia), hypogammaglobulinemia (10% of patients with thymoma will have hypogammaglobulinemia, and 5% of patients with hypogammaglobulinemia will have thymoma), endocrine disorders, cutaneous disorders, and connective tissue disorders.
 
 
 
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