Usually means: Reversible transformation of cell types.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word metaplasia:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. metaplasia: Merriam-Webster
  2. metaplasia: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. metaplasia: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. metaplasia: Collins English Dictionary
  5. metaplasia: Wordnik
  6. metaplasia: Wiktionary
  7. metaplasia: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. metaplasia: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. metaplasia: Dictionary.com
  10. Metaplasia: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. metaplasia: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. metaplasia: Encyclopedia

Medicine (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. metaplasia: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Breast Cancer Talking Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  6. Hepatitis C Information Central (No longer online)
  7. Neurotrauma Glossary (No longer online)
  8. metaplasia: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  9. metaplasia: Medical dictionary
  10. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (metaplasia)

noun:  (biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another.

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