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aplastic
(redirected from aplastic crisis)

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a·plas·tic  (-plstk)
adj.
1. Lacking form.
2. Pathology
a. Unable to form or regenerate tissue.
b. Of or characterized by aplasia.
aplastic [eɪˈplæstɪk]
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) relating to or characterized by aplasia
2. (Medicine / Pathology) failing to develop into new tissue; defective in the regeneration of tissue, as of blood cells aplastic anaemia
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