HETEROPLASIA


Meaning of HETEROPLASIA in English

-ˈplāzh(ē)ə noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + -plasia

1. : a development of a tissue from tissue of a different kind

2. : a formation of abnormal tissue or of normal tissue in an abnormal locality

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