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a condition in which cells change in orientation to each other and fail to mature normally; that is thay fail to differentiate into specialized cell types.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoAnaplasia is a reversion of differentiation in cells which is characteristic of malignancy in tumours.
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What is a change in cell structure and orientation?
A change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other is called anaplasia.
What is the tendency for cancer cells to have abnormalities in cellular structures called?
The tendency for cancer cells to have abnormalities in cellular structures is called anaplasia. This can cause undifferentiated tumors in the body,
What cell have specific job in a cell?
The body
What is the medical term used for a change in form or structure?
Trophy, trophies is growth
What is anaplasia in describing a tumor?
Anaplasia refers to undifferentiated cell growth in a malignant neoplasm (tumor). Lack of differentiation is considered a hallmark of malignancy. The term anaplasia literally means "to form backward." It implies dedifferentiation, or loss of structural and functional differentiation of normal cells. It is now known, however, that at least some cancers arise from stem cells in tissues; in these tumors failure of differentiation, rather than dedifferentiation of specialized cells, account for undifferentiated tumors.
What does the medical terminology combining form ana- mean?
Ana- means without, so anaplasia means without development.
What is the medical term meaning without formation loss of differentiation?
Anaplasia means loss of differentiation of cells.
What is ananplasia?
Most medical dictionaries say that anaplasia loss of the cellular microscopic features which distinguish one type from another. Anaplastic cells become smaller and simpler in structure and no longer combine to form recognizable tissues. It is a common feature of cancer and, in general, the greater the anaplasia the more malignant and dangerous the tumor. It means that the tissues have lost their distinctive features and have reverted back to more primitive shapes.
What is meant by the term anaplastic?
There is no information for the term anaplastic, however, anaplasia refers to a method of reversing the differentiation in cells that have the characteristics of malignant tumor. The term originates from the Greek word "plasis" meaning formation.
Is the loss of differentiation of cells?
is the loss of cell differentiation and reversion to a more primitive form The loss of cell differentiation and reversion to a more primitive form has happened in the evolutionary history of plant kingdom. This type of simplicity is caused by reduction.
What words end with the suffix Asia?
abasia. acataphasia. achondroplasia. achromasia. agerasia. alocasia. anaplasia. angiotelectasia. antinomasia. aphasia. aplasia. arteriectasia. astasia. cataphasia. cataplasia. dyscrasia. dysphasia. dysplasia. ectasia. euthanasia. fantasia. haemostasia. hyperplasia. hypoplasia. keratectasia. lymphangiectasia. malvasia. neoplasia. paronomasia. pericementoclasia
What are some nine letter words with 3rd letter A and 6th letter A and 8th letter I?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 27 words with the pattern --A--A-I-. That is, nine letter words with 3rd letter A and 6th letter A and 8th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: acariasis anacharis anaphasic anaplasia anastasis anastatic araucaria brahmanis chappatis chazzanim diallagic diastasic diastasis diastatic frascatis grammatic miasmatic phantasim plasmatic pragmatic quadratic seaquaria shammasim slammakin spasmatic thaumatin traumatic
