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ANAPLASIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("anaplasia" is a kind of...):
dysplasia (abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth)
Derivation:
anaplastic (of or relating to anaplasia)
Context examples:
Wilms tumor of the kidney characterized by the presence of nuclear anaplasia.
(Anaplastic Renal Wilms Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)