Dysplasia

/dɪsˈpleɪʒə/ noun

Definition

Abnormal development or growth of cells and tissues characterized by cellular atypia, increased cell proliferation, and loss of normal tissue architecture. It represents a precancerous condition that may progress to malignancy if left untreated.

Etymology

From Greek 'dys' meaning 'bad' or 'abnormal' and 'plasis' meaning 'formation' or 'molding.' The term describes abnormal or disordered tissue formation and cellular development.

Kelly Says

Cervical dysplasia detected by Pap smears has dramatically reduced cervical cancer deaths - it's like catching architectural problems in a building before it collapses! The cells look abnormal under the microscope but haven't yet invaded deeper tissues, giving us a crucial window to intervene before cancer develops.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲስፕላዚያ
disiplaziya
ARالعربية
خلل التنسج
khall al-tansij
BNবাংলা
ডিসপ্লাসিয়া
ḍisplāsiẏā
CACatalà
displàsia
disˈplɑ.zi.ə
CSČeština
dysplazie
dɪspla.zi.ɛ
DADansk
dysplasi
dysˈplɑːsi
DEDeutsch
Dysplasie
dʏsˈplaːzi̯ə
ELΕλληνικά
δυσπλασία
dysplasia
ESEspañol
displasia
disˈplasi.a
FAفارسی
ناهنجاری
nāhanjārī
FISuomi
dysplasia
dys-pla-si-a
FRFrançais
dysplasie
dɪs.pla.zi
GUGU
વિકૃતિ
vikṛti
HAHA
dysplasia
dis-pla-si-a
HEעברית
דיספלזיה
displaziya
HIहिन्दी
विकृति
vikṛti
HUMagyar
dysplasia
dis-pla-si-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
displasia
dis-pla-si-a
IGIG
dysplasia
dis-pla-si-a
ITItaliano
displasia
disˈpla.zi.a
JA日本語
異形成
iseikei
KKKK
дисплазия
displaziya
KMKM
ការ​បង្កើត​មិន​ត្រឹម​ត្រូវ
kār bangkēt min trəm trŏv
KO한국어
이형성
i-hyeong-seong
MRMR
विकृती
vikṛtī
MSBahasa Melayu
displasia
dis-pla-si-a
MYမြန်မာ
မည်းခြေချရေး
myeʔkhyaykhyayray
NLNederlands
dysplasie
dɪsˈplɑzi
NONorsk
dysplasi
dʏsˈplɑːsi
PAPA
ਵਿਕਾਰ
vikār
PLPolski
dysplazja
dɨsˈplazja
PTPortuguês
displasia
disˈplɐzi.ɐ
RORomână
displazie
dis-pla-zi-e
RUРусский
дисплазия
displaziya
SVSvenska
dysplasi
dʏsˈplɑːsi
SWKiswahili
dysplasia
dis-pla-si-a
TAதமிழ்
மாற்றம்
māṟṟam
TEతెలుగు
అసాధారణత
asādhāraṇata
THไทย
การเปลี่ยนแปลงที่ผิดปกติ
kān plīan plāi thī̀ p̄hid p̣hak̄t̄i
TLTL
dysplasia
dis-pla-si-a
TRTürkçe
displazi
dis-pla-zi
UKУкраїнська
дисплазія
dysplaziya
URاردو
غیر معمولی形成
ghair mamūlī takwīn
VITiếng Việt
bất thường phát triển
bất thường phát triển
YOYO
dysplasia
dis-pla-si-a
ZH中文
异形成
yì xíng chéng
ZUZU
dysplasia
dis-pla-si-a

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