1. Incomplete or underdeveloped growth of an organ or tissue in the body.
Usage: medical/technical term; commonly used in dentistry, cardiology, and developmental medicine

Examples

• The patient was diagnosed with enamel hypoplasia, a condition affecting tooth development.
• Hypoplasia of the left ventricle can lead to serious cardiac complications.
• Maternal infections during pregnancy may result in hypoplasia of certain fetal tissues.
• The dentist identified hypoplasia as the cause of the irregular tooth surface.
• Thymic hypoplasia is sometimes associated with immunodeficiency disorders.
• Renal hypoplasia means the kidneys did not develop to their normal size.