Meanings
nounmetaplasia (countable and uncountable, plural metaplasias)
plural metaplasias
- countableuncountablebiologyThe conversion of one type of tissue into another.
Translations
Dutch metaplasie
- metaplasieconversion of one type of tissue into another
French métaplasie
- métaplasieconversion of one type of tissue into another
German Metaplasie
- Metaplasieconversion of one type of tissue into another
Hungarian metaplázia
- metapláziaconversion of one type of tissue into another
Italian metaplasia
- metaplasiaconversion of one type of tissue into another
Polish metaplazja
- metaplazjaconversion of one type of tissue into another
Russian метаплази́я
- метаплази́я (metaplazíja)conversion of one type of tissue into another
Spanish metaplasia
- metaplasiaconversion of one type of tissue into another
Cite this entry
APA
metaplasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaplasia
MLA
“metaplasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaplasia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaplasia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaplasia.
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