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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathol., the development of a form of tissue in a location where it does not normally occur; abnormality of tissue, as in tuberculosis.
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- noun The presence of a
tissue ororgan in an abnormal place
Etymologies
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From hetero- + -plasia
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