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Metaplasia vs Heteroplasia - What's the difference?

metaplasia | heteroplasia |

As nouns the difference between metaplasia and heteroplasia

is that metaplasia is (biology) the conversion of one type of tissue into another while heteroplasia is the presence of a tissue or organ in an abnormal place.

metaplasia

English

(wikipedia metaplasia)

Noun

  • (biology) the conversion of one type of tissue into another
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    heteroplasia

    English

    Noun

  • The presence of a tissue or organ in an abnormal place

    • Synonyms

    * alloplasia