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heteroplasia
[ het-er-uh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈpleɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /
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noun Pathology.
the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
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Medical definitions for heteroplasia
heteroplasia
[ hĕt′ə-rō-plā′zhə ]
n.
The development of cytologic and histologic elements that are not normal for the organ or part in which they occur.
Malposition of tissue or a part that is otherwise normal.
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