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metaplasia

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

noun

Pathology.

  1. the transformation of one type of tissue into another.

metaplasia British  
/ ˌmɛtəˈpleɪzɪə /

noun

  1. the transformation of one kind of tissue into a different kind

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Other Word Forms

  • metaplastic adjective

Etymology

Origin of metaplasia

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

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