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suppression

1 7.4

A body part that does not develop before birth

noun
/səˈprɛʃən/

Specialized

: inhibición del desarrollo

Researchers observed significant suppression of organ growth in genetically modified embryos.

Examples

Genetic factors can lead to the suppression of limb development in early embryo stages.
There is evidence suggesting H19 may also play a role in tumor suppression 104, 105.

Blog text (18)
The consequences of such interruptions might then lead to suppression of the AR target gene expression and AR-mediated tumor growth.

Academic text (2017)
For women, the most significant impact of ill health and malnutrition is the suppression of fertility through a decline in milk quality, a lengthening of postpartum amenorrhea, and an increase in spontaneous abortion and intrauterine mortality.

Academic text (1991)
The study revealed a worrying case of suppression in the development of the heart during fetal growth.

Antonyms

development

Specialized

158 2.0

The way a living thing grows and becomes more complex

formation

98 3.3

The act of starting or creating something

How Suppressed

agenesis

Specialized

9.9

suppression

Specialized

1 7.4

hypoplasia

Specialized

1 9.9

normal

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

suppression singular

suppressions plural

Morphology

suppression = suppress (semi-transparent) = suppress + ion

Morphologically regular as a nominalization of 'suppress', but the biological/embryological usage is specialized and may not be obvious to learners without domain knowledge.

Etymology

Suppression comes from the Latin parts sup- 'under' and press 'to push', so you can imagine something being 'pressed down' and not allowed to grow; that image explains how suppression can mean a part or organ fails to develop.