Cataplasia

/ˌkætəˈpleɪʒə/ noun

Definition

In medicine, a condition where tissue reverts to a simpler or more primitive form; degeneration or reversion of tissue structure.

Etymology

From Greek 'cata-' (down, back) + 'plassein' (to form, mold). A medical term used in older pathology texts.

Kelly Says

Cataplasia describes when cancer cells become 'less organized'—this concept was crucial in early pathology before we understood genetics, showing how old terminology sometimes described real biological phenomena!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካታፕላዚያ
kata-pla-zi-ya
ARالعربية
الكاتابلازيا
al-kata-pla-zi-ya
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটাপ্লাজিয়া
kata-pla-zi-ya
CACatalà
cataplàsia
kata-pla-si-a
CSČeština
kataplazie
kata-pla-zi
DADansk
cataplasia
kata-pla-si-a
DEDeutsch
Kataplasie
kata-pla-zi
ELΕλληνικά
καταπλασία
kata-pla-sia
ESEspañol
cataplasia
kata-pla-zi-a
FAفارسی
کاتاپلازی
kata-pla-zi
FISuomi
kataplasia
kata-pla-sia
FRFrançais
cataplasie
kata-pla-zi
GUGU
કેટાપ્લાસિયા
keta-pla-si-ya
HAHA
kataplazi
kata-pla-zi
HEעברית
קטאפלזיה
kata-pla-zi-ya
HIहिन्दी
कैटाप्लाजिया
kata-pla-zi-ya
HUMagyar
kataplazis
kata-pla-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
cataplasia
kata-pla-zi-a
IGIG
kataplasia
kata-pla-zi-a
ITItaliano
cataplasia
kata-pla-zia
JA日本語
カタプラシア
kata-pura-shia
KKKK
катаплазия
kata-pla-zi-ya
KMKM
កាតាប្លាស៊ី
kata-pla-si
KO한국어
카타플라시아
kata-peula-sia
MRMR
कॅटाप्लाझिया
kata-pla-zhi-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
kataplasia
kata-pla-zi-a
MYမြန်မာ
ကာတာပလာစီး
ka-ta-pla-si
NLNederlands
cataplasie
kata-pla-zi
NONorsk
cataplasia
kata-pla-si-a
PAPA
ਕੈਟਾਪਲਾਜੀ
kata-pla-ji
PLPolski
kataplazja
kata-pla-z-ja
PTPortuguês
cataplasia
kata-pla-zi-a
RORomână
cataplazie
kata-pla-zi
RUРусский
катаплазия
kata-pla-ziya
SVSvenska
cataplasia
kata-pla-si-a
SWKiswahili
cataplasia
kata-pla-si-a
TAதமிழ்
கத்தாப்ளாசியா
katta-pla-si-ya
TEతెలుగు
కటాప్లాసిక్
kata-pla-si-k
THไทย
แคตตปลาเซีย
katta-pla-si-ya
TLTL
cataplasia
kata-pla-si-a
TRTürkçe
kataplazi
kata-pla-zi
UKУкраїнська
катаплазія
kata-pla-zi-ya
URاردو
کاتاپلازیا
kata-pla-zi-ya
VITiếng Việt
cataplasia
ca-ta-pla-zi-a
YOYO
kataplasia
kata-pla-zi-a
ZH中文
卡塔塑形
kā tǎ sù xíng
ZUZU
ikhataplasia
i-kata-pla-zi-a

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