Diseases

Metaplasia

A condition in which there is a change of one adult cell type to another similar adult cell type.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A condition in which there is a change of one adult cell type to another similar adult cell type.

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

NIM; coord with organ /pathol (IM)

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  1. C23.550.589w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Metaplasia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008679. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008679
  2. Metaplasia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaplasia
  3. Metaplasia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q660713