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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 [het″er-o-pla´zhah]
replacement of normal by abnormal tissues; malposition of normal cells. adj., adj heteroplas´�tic.
progressive osseous heteroplasia osteoma cutis.

heteroplasia
replacement of normal by abnormal tissues; malposition of normal cells.


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4) Finally, many systemic diseases can lead to auricular ossification, including congenital plaque-like osteomatosis, Albright hereditary osteodystrophy, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, Addison disease, osseous heteroplasia, and collagen vascular diseases, especially CREST syndrome and childhood dermatomyositis.
org 1,2,8,9 PROGRESSIVE HYPOERYTHEMIA See: Anemia, Aplastic PROGRESSIVE OSSEOUS HETEROPLASIA See: Connective Tissue Disorders; Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva PROPINONYL-COA CARBOXYLASE (PCC) See: Acidemia, Organic PROPIONIC ACIDEMIA See: Acidemia, Organic PROTEUS SYNDROME See: Neurofibromatosis PROTOCOPROPORPHYRIA See: Liver Disorders; Porphyria PROTOPORPHYRIA See: Liver Disorders; Porphyria PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME Prune Belly Syndrome Network 100 UCLA Medical Plaza Ste.
com 3,9 PROGRESSIVE HYPOERYTHEMIA See: Anemia, Aplastic PROGRESSIVE OSSEOUS HETEROPLASIA See: Connective Tissue Disorders; Fibrodysplasis Ossificans Progressiva PROPINONYL-COA CARBOXYLASE (PCC) See: Deficiency Acidemia, Organic PROPIONIC ACIDEMIA See: Acidemia, Organic PROTEUS SYNDROME See: Neurofibromatosis PROTOCOPROPORPHYRIA See: Liver Disorders; Porphyria PROTOPORPHYRIA See: Liver Disorders; Porphyria PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME Prune Belly Syndrome Network 100 UCLA Medical Plaza Ste.
 
 
 
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