"Hypoplasia (plural: hypoplasias) is a pathological term referring to the state of a tissue or organ that, at the end of its developmental process, has not fully formed (cf. aplasia in which the organ/tissue does not form at all). Thus, the term hypoplasia is not typically used to describe a later (post-developmental) decrease in size of an organ/tissue, for which people tend to use terms such as atrophy or involution.Interestingly, therefore, hypoplasia and hyperplasia are not opposites, despite the apparent antonymy of their prefixes. Hyperplasia is usually reserved for post-developmental enlargement of anatomical structures, e.g. muscle hypertrophy."
"Hypoplasia (plural: hypoplasias) is a pathological term referring to the state of a tissue or organ that, at the end of its developmental process, has not fully formed (cf. aplasia in which the organ/tissue does not form at all). Thus, the term hypoplasia is not typically used to describe a later (post-developmental) decrease in size of an organ/tissue, for which people tend to use terms such as atrophy or involution.Interestingly, therefore, hypoplasia and hyperplasia are not opposites, despite the apparent antonymy of their prefixes. Hyperplasia is usually reserved for post-developmental enlargement of anatomical structures, e.g. muscle hypertrophy."
"Hypoplasia (plural: hypoplasias) is a pathological term referring to the state of a tissue or organ that, at the end of its developmental process, has not fully formed (cf. aplasia in which the organ/tissue does not form at all). Thus, the term hypoplasia is not typically used to describe a later (post-developmental) decrease in size of an organ/tissue, for which people tend to use terms such as atrophy or involution.Interestingly, therefore, hypoplasia and hyperplasia are not opposites, despite the apparent antonymy of their prefixes. Hyperplasia is usually reserved for post-developmental enlargement of anatomical structures, e.g. muscle hypertrophy."
"Hypoplasia (plural: hypoplasias) is a pathological term referring to the state of a tissue or organ that, at the end of its developmental process, has not fully formed (cf. aplasia in which the organ/tissue does not form at all). Thus, the term hypoplasia is not typically used to describe a later (post-developmental) decrease in size of an organ/tissue, for which people tend to use terms such as atrophy or involution.Interestingly, therefore, hypoplasia and hyperplasia are not opposites, despite the apparent antonymy of their prefixes. Hyperplasia is usually reserved for post-developmental enlargement of anatomical structures, e.g. muscle hypertrophy."