metaplasia
[ met-uh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh ]
nounPathology.
the transformation of one type of tissue into another.
Origin of metaplasia
1Other words from metaplasia
- met·a·plas·tic [met-uh-plas-tik], /ˌmɛt əˈplæs tɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for metaplasia
metaplasia
/ (ˌmɛtəˈpleɪzɪə) /
noun
the transformation of one kind of tissue into a different kind
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