metaplasia.

A change in which one mature cell type in a tissue is replaced by a different mature cell type.

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Words that belong together

• epithelial metaplasia
• evidence of metaplasia

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The archived slides showed metaplasia where an ordinary lining had once been.

The fictional researcher suspected metaplasia, not the new species her employer wanted to announce.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.