-plasia

1.
a combining form with the meaning “growth, cellular multiplication,” of the kind specified by the initial element:
hypoplasia.
Also, -plasy.
Origin
< Neo-Latin < Greek plás(is) a molding + -ia -ia
British Dictionary definitions for -plasia

-plasia

combining form
1.
indicating growth, development, or change: hypoplasia
Word Origin
from New Latin, from Greek plasis a moulding, from plassein to mould
Word Origin and History for -plasia

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).

-plasia in Medicine

-plasia or -plasy
suff.
Growth; development: achondroplasia.