metaplasia

[ met-uh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh ]

/ ˌmɛt əˈpleɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə /

noun Pathology.

the transformation of one type of tissue into another.

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Origin of metaplasia

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

OTHER WORDS FROM metaplasia

met·a·plas·tic

[met-uh-plas-tik] /ˌmɛt əˈplæs tɪk/, adjective

Words nearby metaplasia

metaphysician, metaphysicize, metaphysics, metaphysis, metaphyte, metaplasia, metaplasm, metaplastic anemia, metaplastic carcinoma, metaplastic ossification, metaplastic polyp

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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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Medical definitions for metaplasia

metaplasia

[ mĕt′ə-plā′zhə ]

n.

Normal transformation of tissue from one type to another, as in the ossification of cartilage to form bone.

Transformation of cells from a normal to an abnormal state.