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met⋅a⋅pla⋅sia

  [met-uh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh]
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–noun Pathology.
the transformation of one type of tissue into another.
Origin:
1885–90; meta- + -plasia

Related forms:
met⋅a⋅plas⋅tic  [met-uh-plas-tik] , adjective
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met·a·pla·sia   (mět'ə-plā'zhə, -zhē-ə)   
n.  

  1. Normal transformation of tissue from one type to another, as in the ossification of cartilage to form bone.

  2. Transformation of cells from a normal to an abnormal state.

met'a·plas'tic (-plās'tĭk) adj.
met·a·plasm 1   (mět'ə-plāz'əm)   
n.  Alteration of a word by the addition, omission, or transposition of sounds or syllables or the letters that represent them.

[Middle English metaplasmus, from Latin, from Greek metaplasmos, remodeling, from metaplassein, to remold : meta-, meta- + plassein, to mold; see pelə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
met'a·plas'tic (-plās'tĭk), met'a·plas'mic (-plāz'mĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: meta·pla·sia
Pronunciation: "met-&-'plA-zh(E-)&
Function: noun
1 : transformation of one tissue into another<metaplasia of cartilage into bone>
2 : abnormal replacement of cells of one type by cells of another

Main Entry: meta·plas·tic
Pronunciation: -'plas-tik
Function: adjective
: relating to or produced by metaplasia
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metaplasia met·a·pla·sia (mět'ə-plā'zhə, -zhē-ə)
n.

  1. Normal transformation of tissue from one type to another, as in the ossification of cartilage to form bone.

  2. Transformation of cells from a normal to an abnormal state.

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