Definitions

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  • adjective Relating to or exhibiting dysplasia

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  • adjective relating to or evidencing dysplasia

Etymologies

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From dysplas(is)- (see dysplasia) + -tic (a formative ending in Greek used for forming adjectives)

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Examples

  • Some melanomas — a more serious form of skin cancer that kills 8,700 Americans a year — also begin as precancerous moles, called dysplastic nevi, Rigel says.

    Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011

  • This showed the first stage of colon cancer, called a dysplastic crypt.

    SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011

  • Some melanomas — a more serious form of skin cancer that kills 8,700 Americans a year — also begin as precancerous moles, called dysplastic nevi, Rigel says.

    Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, which are associated with developing melanoma, include a strong family history of melanoma, a personal history of other types of skin cancer, and the existence of atypical moles known as dysplastic nevi.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, which are associated with developing melanoma, include a strong family history of melanoma, a personal history of other types of skin cancer, and the existence of atypical moles known as dysplastic nevi.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Another type of skin mole is called dysplastic nevi, is usually larger than the average, and has an irregularly shaped appearance to them.

    Search for "anxiety" 2010

  • Another type of skin mole is called dysplastic nevi, is usually larger than the average, and has an irregularly shaped appearance to them.

    Search for "depression" 2010

  • Of the dogs the OFA scored as "dysplastic," all had hip laxity above the

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Neonatal blue-light phototherapy could increase the risk of dysplastic nevus development.

    Recent Neonatal Research Publications 2010

  • Kiddoo D, Bellah RD, Carr MC: Cross-fused ectopic multicystic dysplastic kidney with associated hydrocele.

    Publications of the Urology Division 2010

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