(biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another.
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metaplasia
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for metaplasia.
Editorial note
The basic pathological process underlying cancer is cell dysplasia (usually caused by irritation/prolonged inflammation) which leads to metaplasia.
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Quick take
(biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another.
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for metaplasia.
noun
(biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another.
Example sentences
The basic pathological process underlying cancer is cell dysplasia (usually caused by irritation/prolonged inflammation) which leads to metaplasia.
For types of cancer associated with smoking (like non adenocarcinomas of the lung), its likely that smoking contributed to at least one of the insults causing a cell to undergo metaplasia/dysplasia or become cancerous, or statistically would be likely to lead to that cancer on a cell population basis.
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How do you use metaplasia in a sentence?
The basic pathological process underlying cancer is cell dysplasia (usually caused by irritation/prolonged inflammation) which leads to metaplasia.
What does metaplasia mean?
(biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another.
What part of speech is metaplasia?
metaplasia is commonly used as noun.