Cell or Molecular Dysfunction
metaplasia
met·a·pla·sia [ met-uh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Pathologic Processes
Etymology:
Greek metaplasis = transformation; from meta = away from plasis = formation
Used of a change in the character of a tissue.
Used of a change in the character of a tissue.
Definitions related to metaplasia:
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A change of cells to a form that does not normally occur in the tissue in which it is found.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A condition in which there is a change of one adult cell type to another similar adult cell type.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Conversion of a mature, normal cell or groups of mature cells to other forms of mature cells.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Transformation of a mature, normal cell or groups of mature cells to other forms of mature cells. The capacity for malignant transformation of metaplastic cells is a subject of controversy.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Transformation of a normal to a similar but abnormal mature cell type.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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