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an⋅a⋅pla⋅sia

[an-uh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
the loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells.

Origin:
1905–10; ana- + -plasia
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an·a·pla·sia   (ān'ə-plā'zhə)   
n.  Reversion of cells to an immature or a less differentiated form, as occurs in most malignant tumors.
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Main Entry: an·a·pla·sia
Pronunciation: "an-&-'plA-zh(E-)&
Function: noun
: reversion of cells to a more primitive orundifferentiated form
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anaplasia an·a·pla·sia (ān'ə-plā'zhə)
n.
Reversion of cells to an immature or a less differentiated form, as occurs in most malignant tumors.

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