dysplasia
English Thesaurus
1. abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | abnormalcy, abnormality, |
| definition | : | an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | aplasia, |
| definition | : | failure of some tissue or organ to develop (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | fibrous dysplasia of bone, |
| definition | : | a disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue resulting in bone lesions or skin lesions (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | hypertrophy, |
| definition | : | abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | hyperplasia, |
| definition | : | abnormal increase in number of cells (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | hypoplasia, |
| definition | : | underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | anaplasia, |
| definition | : | loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | dysplastic, |
| definition | : | relating to or evidencing dysplasia (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | dysplastic, |
| definition | : | relating to or evidencing dysplasia (adj.pert) |
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