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a·plas·tic

 (ā-plăs′tĭk)
adj.
1. Lacking form.
2. Medicine
a. Unable to form or regenerate tissue.
b. Of or characterized by aplasia.
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aplastic

(eɪˈplæstɪk)
adj
1. (Pathology) relating to or characterized by aplasia
2. (Pathology) failing to develop into new tissue; defective in the regeneration of tissue, as of blood cells: aplastic anaemia.
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