English words for 'The formation of abnormal tissue'
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noun
- abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth
- (psychology) Term created by John Curtis Gowan in 1974 to define the trauma caused by asynchronous psychological development on children.
- (pathology) Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth.
noun
- (medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
- The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
- (biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
- The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
- An agreement to adhere.
- Persistent attachment or loyalty.
- a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
noun
- (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
- something grown or growing
- the gradual beginning or coming forth
- a progression from simpler to more complex forms
- a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- vegetation that has grown
- An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.
- (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
- An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
- (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.
- (economics) Ellipsis of economic growth.
- (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
noun
- any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
- (geology) The process of the strengthening of rocks by heating, compaction or cementation, or a combination thereof.
- (medicine, dermatology, by extension) An area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction.
- Hardness.
- The process of becoming hard.
- An enduring presence; fixity.
- (medicine) A hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration.
- (geology) The quality of nonfriability; the extent to which a rock does not crumble; rock strength.
adj
- capable of forming new cells and tissues
- (biology) Capable of producing new tissue.
- forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
- (linguistic morphology) Pertaining to the formation of words; specifically, of an affix: forming words through inflection.
- Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.
- (education) Of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.
- Capable of forming something.
noun
adj
adj
- marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
- gradually intrusive without right or permission
- involving invasion or aggressive attack
- relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
- (medicine, surgery) Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body.
- Originating externally.
- Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.
- Of or pertaining to invasion; offensive.
- (pathology) Of a carcinoma or other abnormal growth: that invades healthy tissue, especially rapidly.
- (biology) Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.
- (military, also figuratively) That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.
noun
noun
- (pathology) Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.
- A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living or severe censorship, oppression, etc.
- state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror
- a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror
prefix
adj
- of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached
- (zoology) Growing with one side adherent to a stem; applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals. in fish, having the eyes fused and unable to rotate independently
- (botany, mycology) Linked or fused to a structure of a type different from itself; for example, attachment of a stamen to a petal is adnate, while attachment of a stamen to another stamen is connate.
noun
- the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
- the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
- the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
- (countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
- (archaeology) The outer surface of a piece of flint.
- (uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
verb
noun
- (botany) In orchids, a fleshy outgrowth from the labellum.
- (botany) In grasses, a hardened extension from the base of a floret, which may or may not elongate and is often covered in hairs or bristles.
- (entomology) A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
- (botany) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
- The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
- A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
- (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
- an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
- bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
noun
- abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth
- (psychology) Term created by John Curtis Gowan in 1974 to define the trauma caused by asynchronous psychological development on children.
- (pathology) Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth.
noun
- (medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
- The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
- (biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
- The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
- An agreement to adhere.
- Persistent attachment or loyalty.
- a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
noun
- (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
- something grown or growing
- the gradual beginning or coming forth
- a progression from simpler to more complex forms
- a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- vegetation that has grown
- An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.
- (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
- An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
- (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.
- (economics) Ellipsis of economic growth.
- (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
noun
- any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
- (geology) The process of the strengthening of rocks by heating, compaction or cementation, or a combination thereof.
- (medicine, dermatology, by extension) An area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction.
- Hardness.
- The process of becoming hard.
- An enduring presence; fixity.
- (medicine) A hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration.
- (geology) The quality of nonfriability; the extent to which a rock does not crumble; rock strength.
noun
- (pathology) Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.
- A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living or severe censorship, oppression, etc.
- state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror
- a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror
noun
- the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
- the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
- the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
- (countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
- (archaeology) The outer surface of a piece of flint.
- (uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
verb
noun
- (botany) In orchids, a fleshy outgrowth from the labellum.
- (botany) In grasses, a hardened extension from the base of a floret, which may or may not elongate and is often covered in hairs or bristles.
- (entomology) A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
- (botany) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
- The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
- A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
- (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
- an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
- bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
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adj
- capable of forming new cells and tissues
- (biology) Capable of producing new tissue.
- forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
- (linguistic morphology) Pertaining to the formation of words; specifically, of an affix: forming words through inflection.
- Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.
- (education) Of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.
- Capable of forming something.
noun
adj
adj
- marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
- gradually intrusive without right or permission
- involving invasion or aggressive attack
- relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
- (medicine, surgery) Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body.
- Originating externally.
- Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.
- Of or pertaining to invasion; offensive.
- (pathology) Of a carcinoma or other abnormal growth: that invades healthy tissue, especially rapidly.
- (biology) Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.
- (military, also figuratively) That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.
noun
adj
- of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached
- (zoology) Growing with one side adherent to a stem; applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals. in fish, having the eyes fused and unable to rotate independently
- (botany, mycology) Linked or fused to a structure of a type different from itself; for example, attachment of a stamen to a petal is adnate, while attachment of a stamen to another stamen is connate.