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‖ metaplasia Phys. and Path.|mɛtəˈpleɪzɪə| [mod.L., as if a. Gr. *µεταπλασία, f. µεταπλάσσειν to mould into a new form, f. µετα- meta- + πλάσσειν to mould.] Transformation of one kind of adult tissue into another.
1890Syd. Soc. Lex, s.v., Cartilage is transformed into mucoid or areolar tissue, or into bone, by undergoing metaplasia. 1896Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 202 Among normal tissues a transformation of one variety into another..has received from Virchow the distinctive name of metaplasia. |