a combining form with the meaning “growth, cellular multiplication,” of the kind specified by the initial element: hypoplasia. Also -plasy.
What does Plasia stand for?
word-forming element in biology and medicine denoting "formation, growth, development," from Modern Latin -plasia, from Greek plasis "molding, formation," from plassein "to mold" (see plasma).
What does Plasia mean in anatomy?
[Gr. plasis, molding, fr. plassein, to mold, form] Suffixes meaning formation, growth, proliferation.