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metaplasia

American

[met-uh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh] / ˌmɛt əˈpleɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə /

noun

Pathology.

the transformation of one type of tissue into another.

metaplasia British

/ ˌmɛtəˈpleɪzɪə /

noun

the transformation of one kind of tissue into a different kind

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metaplastic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of metaplasia

First recorded in 1885–90; meta- + -plasia

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metaplasia

The area is known as a "hotspot for the development of metaplasia" -- the replacement of one type of cell by another.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024

The study offers clues into whether intestinal metaplasia cells directly transform into stomach cancer.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023

Individuals afflicted with intestinal metaplasia cells face a sixfold increased risk of succumbing to this lethal cancer.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023

“I’m not that smart. I have squamous metaplasia in my ileum.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2020

When differentiation has advanced so that such distinct types of tissue have been formed as connective tissue, epithelium, muscle, nerve, these do not again merge through metaplasia.

From Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation by Price, George McCready

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