dysplasia

noun dys·pla·sia \dis-ˈplā-zh(ē-)ə\

Definition of DYSPLASIA

: abnormal growth or development (as of organs or cells); broadly : abnormal anatomical structure due to such growth

— dys·plas·tic \-ˈplas-tik\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1923

Medical Dictionary

noun dys·pla·sia \dis-ˈplā-zh(ē-)ə\

: variation in somatotype (as in degree of ectomorphy, endomorphy, or mesomorphy) from one part of a human body to another

: abnormal growth or development (as of organs or cells); broadly : abnormal anatomic structure due to such growth

—dys·plas·tic \-ˈplas-tik\ adjective

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