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Dysplasia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Abnormal development or growth of tissues, organs, or cells.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth

Word Usage

"The doctor explained that, in order of severity, cervical dysplasia is mild, moderate and severe, followed by carcinoma in situ [early cancer that had broken through the cell walls], and then invasive cancer."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

abnormality abnormalcy

Hyponym

hypertrophy anaplasia aplasia fibrous dysplasia of bone hyperplasia

Rhyme

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Anastasia Asia Australasia Austrasia Eurasia

Same Context

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carcinogenesis adenocarcinoma carcinoma lymphadenopathy aspergillosis