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Abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth
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dysplasia
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1935, Modern Latin, from dys- + -plasia , from Greek plasis "molding, conformation," from plassein (see plasma ) + abstract noun ending -ia .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Dysplasia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- dys- , "bad" or "difficult" and πλάσις plasis , "formation") is an ambiguous term used in pathology to refer to an abnormality of development or an epithelial anomaly of growth and differentiation ( epithelial dysplasia ...
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth
Usage examples of dysplasia.
Mum, learning at her knee about whelping and worming, infections, dysplasia, mites and ticks.
Firebird was affected with hip dysplasia, a malformation of the hip sockets.
In the process of diagnosing her dysplasia we had discovered she was allergic to anesthesia, so could not spay her without risking her life.
Tests were performed to check for cardiac murmur, heart engorgement, subconjunctival hemorrhage, jaundice, asexuality, hip dysplasia, clavicle fractures, skin mottling.
Enlarged hearts, high-altitude edemas, skeletal dysplasia, acute leukemia, sterility, skin cancer.
Unlike mass-produced cars, however, mass-produced pedigree puppies can come with serious hereditary problems, running the gamut from hip dysplasia to early blindness, brought on by multigenerational inbreeding.
The right foot looks all right, though the dysplasia in the left big toe is somewhat worrisome.