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Anaplastic vs Aplasia - What's the difference?

anaplastic | aplasia |

As an adjective anaplastic

is of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic differentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion.

As a noun aplasia is

a condition marked by the incomplete development, or absence, of an organ or tissue.

anaplastic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (oncology) Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic differentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion.
  • (surgery) Of or relating to plastic surgery.

    • Related terms

    * anaplasia * anaplasma * anaplasmataceae * anaplastology

    Derived terms

    * anaplastic astrocytoma * anaplastic carcinoma

    aplasia

    English

    (wikipedia aplasia)

    Noun

    (aplasias)
  • (pathology) A condition marked by the incomplete development, or absence, of an organ or tissue.

    • Derived terms

    * aplastic

    See also

    * hypoplasia ----