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hypoplastic

[ hahy-puh-plas-tik ]

adjective

Pathology.
  1. abnormally lacking some cells or structural elements:

    He was diagnosed in utero with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, in which the heart’s left ventricle is severely underdeveloped.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hypoplastic1

First recorded in 1845–50; hypo- ( def ) + -plastic ( def )
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The disorder, known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome, comprises less than 4 percent of congenital heart defects.

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Next, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the children's hospital collaborating with Georgia Tech and Emory will start recruiting for a clinical trial investigating the treatment's efficacy in newborns with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

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But everything changed when a routine ultrasound showed that one of the twins, William, had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a severe congenital condition in which the left side of the heart is underdeveloped.

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Kori was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, meaning the left side of his heart was under developed.

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Surgeons gave Kori - who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome - a new heart in 2018 but the organ was rejected.

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