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anaplasia

an-ah-PLAY-zhuh

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Definition

Loss of cell differentiation in cancer

PathologyGeneral

Breakdown

Prefix

ana-

backward

Suffix

-plasia

formation

Etymology

Greek: ana- (backward) + -plasia (formation)

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