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Pronunciation: /metaplasia*/

metaplasia

Definition

A change of cells to a form that does not normally occur in the tissue in which it is found.

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alcohol ablation

coumarin

granular leukocyte

arteriography

complementary and alternative medicine

apocrine gland

HRT

ovarian borderline malignant tumor

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bispecific antibody ASP1002

metreleptin

defosbarasertib

calcium release-activated channels inhibitor RP4010

lutetium Lu 177-DTPA-omburtamab

collagenase clostridium histolyticum EN3835

varlilumab

Parnate

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nonsense mutation

allele

X-linked recessive inheritance

cascade testing

polygenic risk score

genetic screening

LOH

throughput

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