Abnormal or defective development of body tissues, particularly in medical contexts referring to malformation during growth.
From Greek 'kakos' (bad) + 'plasis' (formation/molding), a medical term formalized in the 1800s to describe developmental disorders and tissue deformities.
Cacoplasia is one of those medical terms that fell out of favor—modern doctors prefer specific diagnostic terms like 'dysplasia,' but 'cacoplasia' shows how medical language has become more precise over time!
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