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heteroplasia

[het-er-uh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]

noun

Pathology.

  1. the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.

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Heteroplasia, het-e-ro-plā′si-a, n. the development of abnormal tissue by diseased action.—adj.

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