[ ˌmɛtə'pleɪzɪə ]
■ noun Physiology abnormal change in the nature of a tissue.
Derivatives
metaplastic adjective
Origin
C19: mod. L., from Ger. Metaplase , based on Gk metaplassein 'mould into a new form'.
METAPLASIA
Meaning of METAPLASIA in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004