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dysplasia
1) Cells that look abnormal under a microscope but are not cancer.
2) Variation in somatotype (as in degree of ectomorphy, endomorphy, or mesomorphy) from one part of a human body to another.
3) Abnormal growth or development (as of organs or cells); broadly: abnormal anatomic structure due to such growth.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Medical
- Category: Human genome
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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- Max Bryant
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