Neoplastic Process
anaplasia Audio
anaplasia [ an-uh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Neoplastic Processes
Definitions related to anaplasia:
  • Loss of structural differentiation and useful function of neoplastic cells.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (anaplastic lesion) A morphologic finding indicating the presence of a malignant cellular infiltrate characterized by the presence of large pleomorphic cells, necrosis, and high mitotic activity in a tissue sample.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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