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—homeoplastic /hoh'mee euh plas"tik/, adj./hoh'mee euh play"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh/, n. Med.the formation, as in healing, of new tissue that is similar to the existing tissue.[HOMEO- + -PLASIA]
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homeoplasia — The formation of new tissue of the same character as that already existing in the part. SYN: homoioplasia. [homeo + G. plasis, a molding] * * * ho·meo·pla·sia or Brit ho·moeo·pla·sia .hō mē ō plāzh(ē )ə n a growth of tissue similar to normal… … Medical dictionary
homeoplasia — n. formation of new tissue similar to existing tissue (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
homeoplasia — ho·meo·pla·sia … English syllables
homeoplasia — ˌ ̷ ̷mēōˈplāzh(ē)ə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from home + plasia : a growth of tissue similar to normal tissue * * * homeoplastic /hoh mee euh plas tik/, adj. /hoh mee euh play zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh/, n. Med. the formation, as in heal … Useful english dictionary
homeoplastic — Relating to or characterized by homeoplasia. * * * ho·meo·plas·tic (ho″me o plasґtik) 1. resembling in structure the adjacent parts. 2. pertaining to, characterized by, or stimulating homeoplasia … Medical dictionary
homoioplasia — SYN: homeoplasia … Medical dictionary
homoeologous — ho·moe·ol·og·ous .hō mē äl ə gəs, .häm ē adj of similar genetic constitution used of chromosomes believed to have been completely homologous in an ancestral form ho·moeo·logue or ho·moeo·log hō mē ə .lȯg, häm ē , .läg n Each boldface word in the … Medical dictionary
ομοιοπλασία — η η ομοιοπλαστική. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. homeoplasia < ομοι(ο) * + πλασία (< πλάσις < πλάσσω)] … Dictionary of Greek
homeoplastic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|plastik adjective Etymology: home + plastic : formed by or related to homeoplasia … Useful english dictionary
