Medical Dictionary
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