anaplastic
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌænəˈplæstɪk/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -æstɪk
Adjective
anaplastic (not comparable)
- (oncology) 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.
- (surgery) Of or relating to plastic surgery.
Derived terms
- anaplastic astrocytoma
- anaplastic carcinoma
- antianaplastic
- nonanaplastic
Related terms
- anaplasia
- anaplasma
- anaplasmataceae
- anaplastology
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French anaplastique.
Adjective
anaplastic m or n (feminine singular anaplastică, masculine plural anaplastici, feminine and neuter plural anaplastice)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | anaplastic | anaplastică | anaplastici | anaplastice | |||
| definite | anaplasticul | anaplastica | anaplasticii | anaplasticele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | anaplastic | anaplastice | anaplastici | anaplastice | |||
| definite | anaplasticului | anaplasticei | anaplasticilor | anaplasticelor | ||||