See Also: Metaplasia(medicine)
metaplasia(dictionary)
coelomic metaplasia(medicine)
intestinal metaplasia(medicine)
Myeloid metaplasia(medicine)
autoparenchymatous metaplasia(medicine)
apocrine metaplasia(medicine)
primary myeloid metaplasia(medicine)
secondary myeloid metaplasia(medicine)
symptomatic myeloid metaplasia(medicine)

metaplasia (iou)



metaplasia noun. L19.
[from Greek metaplassein mould into a new form, formed as META- + plassein to mould: see -PLASIA.]
Biology & Medicine. Transformation of one kind of differentiated adult tissue into another.
metaplastic adjective pertaining to or characterized by metaplasia L19.