homeoplasia

noun

ho·meo·pla·sia

variants or British homoeoplasia

ˌhō-mē-ō-ˈplāzh(ē-)ə

: a growth of tissue similar to normal tissue

endometrial homeoplasia

homeoplastic adjective

or British homoeoplastic

-ˈplast-ik

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