dysplasia
/dɪsˈpleɪ.ʒə/
dysplasia noun: abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth.
Noun
dysplasia (countable and uncountable, plural dysplasias)
- Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth.
- The trauma caused by asynchronous psychological development on children.
- A number of theorists and researchers have independently written about asynchronous development. Gowan (1974) discussed the implications of cognitive capacities which outstrip emotional (affective) development. He referred to asynchronous development as "dysplasia": […]1992 January, Martha J. Morelock, “Giftedness: The view from within”, in Understanding Our Gifted, volume 4, number 3, United States, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2025, pages 10-15
dysplasia meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
dysplasia in Tamil
- இயல்புப்பிறழ்ந்த வளர்ச்சி, கட்டமைவு
dysplasia in Indonesian
- abnormal development of cells or tissue
- dispepsia
Forms of dysplasia
| plural | dysplasias |
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Origin of dysplasia
* From dys- + -plasia. * (psychology): Introduced by John Curtis Gowan in 1974.
Words formed from dysplasia
- acrocephalopolydactylous dysplasia
- acrodysplasia
- adysplasia
- angiodysplasia
- arthrodysplasia
- boomerang dysplasia
- bronchodysplasia
- bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- chondrodysplasia
- dermoodontodysplasia
- dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica
- dysplastic
- Eiken skeletal dysplasia
- epidermodysplasia
- epithelial dysplasia
- erythrodysplasia
- faciodigitogenital dysplasia
- fibrodysplasia
- fibromuscular dysplasia
- fibrous dysplasia
- hemidysplasia
- hip dysplasia
- Lenz dysplasia
- Lewandowsky-Lutz dysplasia
- mandibuloacral dysplasia
- myelodysplasia
- omodysplasia
- onychodysplasia
- opsismodysplasia
- osteodysplasia
- renal dysplasia-limb defects syndrome
- spondyloenchondrodysplasia
- spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia-short limb-abnormal calcification syndrome
- trichodysplasia
Questions about dysplasia
- What does dysplasia mean?
- Dysplasia means abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth.
- What is dysplasia in Tamil?
- Dysplasia in Tamil is இயல்புப்பிறழ்ந்த வளர்ச்சி, கட்டமைவு. See Dysplasia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dysplasia?
- Dysplasia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dysplasia?
- Dysplasia is pronounced /dɪsˈpleɪ.ʒə/.
- What is the plural of dysplasia?
- The plural of dysplasia is dysplasias.
Words near dysplasia in the dictionary
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