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heteroplasia

heteroplasia noun: the presence of a tissue or organ in an abnormal place.

Noun

heteroplasia

  1. The presence of a tissue or organ in an abnormal place
    Synonyms:
    alloplasia

Synonyms of heteroplasia

Origin of heteroplasia

From hetero- + -plasia.

Questions about heteroplasia

What does heteroplasia mean?
Heteroplasia means the presence of a tissue or organ in an abnormal place.
What part of speech is heteroplasia?
Heteroplasia is a noun.

Words near heteroplasia in the dictionary

  1. heterophytes
  2. heterophytic
  3. heterophytous
  4. heteropiid
  5. heteropiids
  6. heteroplasia
  7. heteroplasm
  8. heteroplasmatic
  9. heteroplasmic
  10. heteroplasmically
  11. heteroplasmicity

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