anaplasia

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noun

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

Opposite
Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounanaplasia (countable and uncountable, plural anaplasias)

plural anaplasias

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA reversion of differentiation in cells that is characteristic of malignancy in tumours.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
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Origin

Translations

Catalan anaplàsia
  • anaplàsiareversion of differentiation in cells
Italian anaplasia
  • anaplasiareversion of differentiation in cells
Portuguese anaplasia
  • anaplasiareversion of differentiation in cells
Spanish anaplasia
  • anaplasiareversion of differentiation in cells
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