1. Development of cytologic and histologic elements that are not normal for the organ or part in question, as the growth of bone in a site where there is normally fibrous connective tissue. ... 2. Malposition of tissue or a part that is otherwise normal, as a ureter that develops at the lower pole of a kidney. ... Synonym: alloplasia. ... Origin: h...
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(het″әr-o-pla´zhә) replacement of normal by abnormal tissues; malposition of normal cells. adj., heteroplas´tic, adj. . progressive osseous heteroplasia osteoma cutis.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: het′ĕr-ō-plā′zē-ă Definitions: 1. Development of cytologic and histologic elements that are not normal for the organ or part in question, as the growth of bone in a site where there is normally fibrous connective tissue. 2. Malposition of tissue or a part that is otherwise normal, as a ...
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Heteroplasia: The replacement of normal tissue of the body by abnormal tissue or by malpositioned normal tissue, a tissue growing in the wrong place. Progressive osseous heteroplasia is a disorder in which bone develops in areas where bone is normally absent. There is heteroplasia of bone.
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heteroplasia The replacement of normal tissue with abnormal tissue; malposition of normal cells.
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