HYPOPLASIA

Pronunciation:			`hIpu'pleyzhu
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells
	See Also:		dysplasia
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Decreased growth (of a tissue or organ).
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A medical condition where an organ or tissue has less than the normal amount of cells that it needs to fully develop. Such an organ or tissue is smaller in size than normal. Destruction of part of an organ or tissue which results in its becoming atrophied. Any plant disease which results in lower than normal numbers of cells being produced, so that the plant is unable to fully develop its organs and/or tissues.