prosoplasia

prosoplasia

 [pros″o-pla´zhah] 1. abnormal differentiation of tissue.2. development into a higher state of organization or function.

pros·o·pla·si·a

(pros'ō-plā'zē-ă), Progressive transformation, such as the change of cells of the salivary ducts into secreting cells. See: cytomorphosis. [G. prosō, forward, + plasis, a molding]

prosoplasia

An older term for:
(1) Abnormal tissue differentiation; e.g., dysgenesis;
(2) Development of a structure (cell, tissue or organ) or function; morphogenesis.

pros·o·pla·si·a

(pros'ō-plā'zē-ă) Progressive transformation, such as the change of cells of the salivary ducts into secreting cells.
See also: cytomorphosis[G. prosō, forward, + plasis, a molding]