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anaplasia

American

[an-uh-play-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] / ˌæn əˈpleɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

Pathology.

the loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells.

anaplasia British

/ ˌænəˈpleɪsɪə /

noun

reversion of plant or animal cells to a simpler less differentiated form

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Etymology

Origin of anaplasia

First recorded in 1905–10; ana- + -plasia

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