anaplasia

[ an-uh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ ˌæn əˈpleɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun Pathology.

the loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells.

Origin of anaplasia

First recorded in 1905–10; ana- + -plasia

Words nearby anaplasia

anaphylactoid, anaphylactoid purpura, anaphylactoid shock, anaphylatoxin, anaphylaxis, anaplasia, anaplasmosis, anaplastic, anaplastic cell, anaplasty, anapophysial

British Dictionary definitions for anaplasia

anaplasia
/ (ˌænəˈpleɪsɪə) /

noun

reversion of plant or animal cells to a simpler less differentiated form

Medical definitions for anaplasia

anaplasia
[ ăn′ə-plā′zhə ]

n.

Reversion of cells to an immature or a less differentiated form, as occurs in most malignant tumors.