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DYSPLASIA

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dys⋅pla⋅sia

[dis-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
abnormal growth or development of cells, tissue, bone, or an organ.

Origin:
1930–35; dys- + -plasia


dys⋅plas⋅tic [dis-plas-tik] , adjective
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dys·pla·sia   (dĭs-plā'zhə, -zhē-ə)   
n.  Abnormal development or growth of tissues, organs, or cells.
dys·plas'tic (-plās'tĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: dys·pla·sia
Pronunciation: dis-'plA-zh(E-)&
Function: noun
1 : variation in somatotype (as in degree of ectomorphy,endomorphy, or mesomorphy) from one part of a human body to another
2 : abnormal growth or development (as of organs or cells); broadly : abnormal anatomicstructure due to such growth —dys·plas·tic /-'plas-tik/ adjective
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dysplasia dys·pla·sia (dĭs-plā'zhə, -zhē-ə)
n.
Abnormal development or growth of tissues, organs, or cells.


dys·plas'tic (-plās'tĭk) adj.

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