Hypoplasia

Overview
Hypoplasia is an incomplete or arrested development of an organ or a part. It is descriptive of many medical conditions such as:


 * Underdeveloped breasts during puberty.
 * Underdeveloped testes in Klinefelter's syndrome.
 * Underdeveloped thymus in DiGeorge syndrome.
 * Underdeveloped labia majora in popliteal pterygium syndrome.
 * Underdeveloped cerebellum caused by mutation in the Reelin gene.
 * Underdeveloped tooth caused by oral pathology, such as Turner's hypoplasia.
 * Underdeveloped chambers of the heart in hypoplastic left heart syndrome and hypoplastic right heart syndrome
 * Underdeveloped optic nerve in optic nerve hypoplasia
 * Underdeveloped sacrum in sacral agenesis
 * Underdeveloped facial muscle in asymmetric crying facies

See aplasia, atrophy. Hypoplasie Hipoplazja Hipoplasia Гипоплазия