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cataplasia

cataplasia noun: the degeneration of cells or tissue.

Noun

cataplasia (uncountable)

  1. The degeneration of cells or tissue.
    • .
    Synonyms:
    cataplasis

Synonyms of cataplasia

Origin of cataplasia

From cata- + -plasia.

Questions about cataplasia

What does cataplasia mean?
Cataplasia means the degeneration of cells or tissue.
What part of speech is cataplasia?
Cataplasia is a noun.

Words near cataplasia in the dictionary

  1. cataphyllic
  2. cataphylls
  3. cataphysical
  4. cataplana
  5. cataplanas
  6. cataplasia
  7. cataplasis
  8. cataplasm
  9. cataplasms
  10. cataplectic
  11. catapleiite

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