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metaplasia
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metaplasia [¦med·ə′plā·zhə]
(pathology)
Transformation of one form of tissue to another.


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Basallayer reactivity in hyperplastic and metaplastic lesions of the bronchi as studied by lectin histochemistry.
Lahiri has also observed early indicators of lung cancer, such as metaplastic epithelial cells, in people exposed to traffic pollution.
Those include rare metaplastic carcinoma, not even listed in a major national disease registry, she said.
 
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