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metaplasia
met·a·pla·sia [ mèttə pláyə, mèttə pláyee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
transformation of tissue: the transformation of one kind of tissue into another undesirable type, as happens in tumor formation
[Late 19th century. < Greek metaplassein "mold into a new form" < plassein "mold"]

met·a·plas·tic [ mèttə plástik ] adjective
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