Anaplasia

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A reversion of differentiation in cells that is characteristic of malignancy in tumours. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor wordnet

Etymology

From ana- + -plasia.

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