CATAPLASIA

cataplasia

(noun) (biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cataplasia

The degeneration of cells or tissue

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 June 2025

DISPIRITEDLY

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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