anaplastic

adj — 2 senses

anaplastic

adj

/ˌænəˈplæstɪk/

Etymology From anaplasty + -ic.

Medicine, Oncology, Sciences Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic differentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion.

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery Of or relating to plastic surgery.

Derived terms: anaplastic astrocytoma, anaplastic carcinoma, antianaplastic, nonanaplastic
Related terms: anaplasia, anaplasma, anaplasmataceae, anaplastology

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