dysplasia
dysp·la·sia
noun
1.
abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth
Origin
* From dys- + -plasia. * (psychology): Introduced by John Curtis Gowan in 1974.
Phrases
- acrocephalopolydactylous dysplasia
- boomerang dysplasia
- bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica
- Eiken skeletal dysplasia
- epithelial dysplasia
- faciodigitogenital dysplasia
- fibromuscular dysplasia
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