ANAPLASIA

anaplasia

(noun) loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anaplasia (countable and uncountable, plural anaplasias)

(biology) A reversion of differentiation in cells that is characteristic of malignancy in tumours.

Source: Wiktionary



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