dysplasia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio without yod-coalescence
- /dɪsˈpleɪ.ʒə/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /-zɪə/
- dĭs-plāʹzhə
Etymology
* From dys- + -plasia. * (psychology): Introduced by John Curtis Gowan in 1974.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth.
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(countable, uncountable) The trauma caused by asynchronous psychological development on children.
A number of theorists and researchers have independently written about asynchronous development. Gowan (1974) discussed the implications of cognitive capacities which outstrip emotional (affective) development. He referred to asynchronous development as "dysplasia": […]
1992 January 14, Martha J. Morelock, “Giftedness: The view from within”, in Understanding Our Gifted, volume 4, number 3, United States, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2025, pages 10-15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dysplasias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
onychodysplasia · osteodysplasia · acrodysplasia · hemidysplasia · fibrous dysplasia · epidermodysplasia · Lewandowsky-Lutz dysplasia · boomerang dysplasia · erythrodysplasia · spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia-short limb-abnormal calcification syndrome · renal dysplasia-limb defects syndrome · bronchodysplasia · chondrodysplasia · dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica · arthrodysplasia · spondyloenchondrodysplasia · hip dysplasia · Eiken skeletal dysplasia · faciodigitogenital dysplasia · epithelial dysplasia · opsismodysplasia · angiodysplasia · bronchopulmonary dysplasia · Lenz dysplasia · trichodysplasia · adysplasia · fibrodysplasia · acrocephalopolydactylous dysplasia · myelodysplasia · mandibuloacral dysplasia · fibromuscular dysplasia · dysplastic · dermoodontodysplasia · omodysplasia
Translations (14)
ru дисплази́я (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · ca displàsia (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · es displasia (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · cmn 發育不良 /发育不良 (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · ga diospláise (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · id dispepsia (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · el δυσπλασία (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · pl dysplazja (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · sk dysplázia (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · de Dysplasie (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · fr dysplasie (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · cs dysplasie (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · fi dysplasia (abnormal development of cells or tissue) · pt displasia (abnormal development of cells or tissue)