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homeoplasia

homeoplasia

 [ho″me-o-pla´zhah]
formation of new tissue like that normal to the part. adj., adj homeoplas´tic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ho·me·o·pla·si·a

(hō'mē-ō-plā'zē-ă),
The formation of new tissue of the same character as that already existing in the part.
Synonym(s): homoioplasia
[homeo- + G. plasis, a molding]
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ho·me·o·pla·si·a

(hō'mē-ō-plā'zē-ă)
The formation of new tissue of the same character as that already existing in the part.
[homeo- + G. plasis, a molding]
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