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heteroplasia

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heteroplasia /het·ero·pla·sia/ (het″er-o-pla´zhah) replacement of normal by abnormal tissue; malposition of normal cells.heteroplas´tic
progressive osseous heteroplasia  osteoma cutis.
het·er·o·pla·sia (ht-r-plzh)
n.
1. The development of cytologic and histologic elements that are not normal for the organ or part in which they occur.
2. Malposition of tissue or a part that is otherwise normal.
heteroplasia
replacement of normal by abnormal tissues; malposition of normal cells.


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