hypoplasia

English

Etymology

From hypo- +‎ -plasia.

Noun

hypoplasia (countable and uncountable, plural hypoplasias)

1. (medicine, pathology) Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, especially when caused by an inadequate or below-normal number of cells.

   Synonyms: hypoplasty, hypoplasticity

   • 1995, William M. Thurlbeck, 2. Lung Growth and Development, William M. Thurlbeck, Andrew Churg (editors), 2nd edition, Thieme Medical Publishers, Pathology of the Lung, page 56,

     Since the renal system and the lung develop at the same time, there has been repeated speculation that pulmonary hypoplasia and renal anomalies may be linked by a common developmental defect.

   • 2022, Robert A. Foster, Christopher Premanandan, Chapter 19: Male Reproductive System, James F. Zachary (editor), Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, 7th edition, Elsevier, page 1320,

     Hypoplasia of the testes is a common condition and DSD.

   • 2024, Anne E. Austin, Healthmaking in Ancient Egypt, Koninklijke Brill, page 64:

     This complex etiology suggests that individual life histories should be interpreted carefully since enamel hypoplasias could reflect stressors experienced by an individual's parents and individual genetic susceptibility. Additionally, enamel hypoplasias may be more indicative of acute episodes of stress instead of long, chronic periods of stress.

Derived terms

• cartilage-hair hypoplasia
• pontocerebellar hypoplasia

 

Related terms

• hypoplasic
• hypoplastic

 

Translations

condition of under- or incomplete development of a tissue or organ

• French: hypoplasie f
• Icelandic: vanþroski líffæra m, vanþroski vefja m
• Irish: hipeapláise f
• Polish: hipoplazja f, niedorozwój m

Anagrams

• apophysial, polyphasia

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English hypoplasia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhypoˌplɑsiɑ/, [ˈhypo̞ˌplɑ̝s̠iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsiɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): hypo‧plasia, hy‧pop‧la‧sia

Noun

hypoplasia

1. hypoplasia

Declension

Inflection of hypoplasia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		hypoplasia	hypoplasiat
genitive		hypoplasian	hypoplasioiden hypoplasioitten
partitive		hypoplasiaa	hypoplasioita
illative		hypoplasiaan	hypoplasioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hypoplasia	hypoplasiat
accusative	nom.	hypoplasia	hypoplasiat
	gen.	hypoplasian
genitive		hypoplasian	hypoplasioiden hypoplasioitten hypoplasiain rare
partitive		hypoplasiaa	hypoplasioita
inessive		hypoplasiassa	hypoplasioissa
elative		hypoplasiasta	hypoplasioista
illative		hypoplasiaan	hypoplasioihin
adessive		hypoplasialla	hypoplasioilla
ablative		hypoplasialta	hypoplasioilta
allative		hypoplasialle	hypoplasioille
essive		hypoplasiana	hypoplasioina
translative		hypoplasiaksi	hypoplasioiksi
abessive		hypoplasiatta	hypoplasioitta
instructive		—	hypoplasioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hypoplasia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hypoplasiani hypoplasiani accusative nom. hypoplasiani hypoplasiani gen. hypoplasiani genitive hypoplasiani hypoplasioideni hypoplasioitteni hypoplasiaini rare partitive hypoplasiaani hypoplasioitani inessive hypoplasiassani hypoplasioissani elative hypoplasiastani hypoplasioistani illative hypoplasiaani hypoplasioihini adessive hypoplasiallani hypoplasioillani ablative hypoplasialtani hypoplasioiltani allative hypoplasialleni hypoplasioilleni essive hypoplasianani hypoplasioinani translative hypoplasiakseni hypoplasioikseni abessive hypoplasiattani hypoplasioittani instructive — — comitative — hypoplasioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hypoplasiasi hypoplasiasi accusative nom. hypoplasiasi hypoplasiasi gen. hypoplasiasi genitive hypoplasiasi hypoplasioidesi hypoplasioittesi hypoplasiaisi rare partitive hypoplasiaasi hypoplasioitasi inessive hypoplasiassasi hypoplasioissasi elative hypoplasiastasi hypoplasioistasi illative hypoplasiaasi hypoplasioihisi adessive hypoplasiallasi hypoplasioillasi ablative hypoplasialtasi hypoplasioiltasi allative hypoplasiallesi hypoplasioillesi essive hypoplasianasi hypoplasioinasi translative hypoplasiaksesi hypoplasioiksesi abessive hypoplasiattasi hypoplasioittasi instructive — — comitative — hypoplasioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hypoplasiamme hypoplasiamme accusative nom. hypoplasiamme hypoplasiamme gen. hypoplasiamme genitive hypoplasiamme hypoplasioidemme hypoplasioittemme hypoplasiaimme rare partitive hypoplasiaamme hypoplasioitamme inessive hypoplasiassamme hypoplasioissamme elative hypoplasiastamme hypoplasioistamme illative hypoplasiaamme hypoplasioihimme adessive hypoplasiallamme hypoplasioillamme ablative hypoplasialtamme hypoplasioiltamme allative hypoplasiallemme hypoplasioillemme essive hypoplasianamme hypoplasioinamme translative hypoplasiaksemme hypoplasioiksemme abessive hypoplasiattamme hypoplasioittamme instructive — — comitative — hypoplasioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hypoplasianne hypoplasianne accusative nom. hypoplasianne hypoplasianne gen. hypoplasianne genitive hypoplasianne hypoplasioidenne hypoplasioittenne hypoplasiainne rare partitive hypoplasiaanne hypoplasioitanne inessive hypoplasiassanne hypoplasioissanne elative hypoplasiastanne hypoplasioistanne illative hypoplasiaanne hypoplasioihinne adessive hypoplasiallanne hypoplasioillanne ablative hypoplasialtanne hypoplasioiltanne allative hypoplasiallenne hypoplasioillenne essive hypoplasiananne hypoplasioinanne translative hypoplasiaksenne hypoplasioiksenne abessive hypoplasiattanne hypoplasioittanne instructive — — comitative — hypoplasioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hypoplasiansa hypoplasiansa accusative nom. hypoplasiansa hypoplasiansa gen. hypoplasiansa genitive hypoplasiansa hypoplasioidensa hypoplasioittensa hypoplasiainsa rare partitive hypoplasiaansa hypoplasioitaan hypoplasioitansa inessive hypoplasiassaan hypoplasiassansa hypoplasioissaan hypoplasioissansa elative hypoplasiastaan hypoplasiastansa hypoplasioistaan hypoplasioistansa illative hypoplasiaansa hypoplasioihinsa adessive hypoplasiallaan hypoplasiallansa hypoplasioillaan hypoplasioillansa ablative hypoplasialtaan hypoplasialtansa hypoplasioiltaan hypoplasioiltansa allative hypoplasialleen hypoplasiallensa hypoplasioilleen hypoplasioillensa essive hypoplasianaan hypoplasianansa hypoplasioinaan hypoplasioinansa translative hypoplasiakseen hypoplasiaksensa hypoplasioikseen hypoplasioiksensa abessive hypoplasiattaan hypoplasiattansa hypoplasioittaan hypoplasioittansa instructive — — comitative — hypoplasioineen hypoplasioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• rusto-hiushypoplasia