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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MALLET

(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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