Anaplastic

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  • adjective. Relating to the surgical restoration of a lost or absent part.
  • adjective. Of or characterized by cells that have become less differentiated.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of, pertaining to, performed by, or used in the operation of anaplasty: as, an anaplastic instrument.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to anaplasty.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. 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.
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  • adjective. of or relating to anaplasia
  • Word Usage
    "Although the FDA has also recently cautioned that breast implants might be linked to a higher risk of a rare form of lymphoma called anaplastic large cell lymphoma, officials called those chances slim."
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