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Anaplastic

Anaplastic \An`a*plas"tic\, a. Of or pertaining to anaplasty.

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anaplastic

a. 1 (context oncology English) Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic differentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion. 2 (context surgery English) Of or relating to plastic surgery.

WordNet
anaplastic

adj. of or relating to anaplasia

Usage examples of "anaplastic".

Dunlop widebody tennis racquets' super-secret-formulaic composition materials of high-modulusgraphite-reinforced polycarbonate polybutylene resin are organochemically identical I say again identical to the gyroscopic balance sensor and mise-en-scène appropriation card and priapistic-entertainment cartridge implanted in your very own towering father's anaplastic cerebrum after his cruel series of detoxifications and convolution-smoothings and gastrectomy and prostatectomy and pancreatectomy and phalluctomy .

Grossly enlarged thyroid and neurofibromas, then rapid conversion to anaplastic carcinoma—it’s a rare tumor, you generally only see it in old people.