Dysplasia

**Semantic type:** Finding

**Definition:** A usually neoplastic transformation of the cell, associated with altered architectural tissue patterns. The cellular changes include nuclear and cytoplasmic abnormalities. Molecular genetic abnormalities are also often found and, in some instances, may lead to cancer.

**Synonyms:** - Dyscrasia - Dysplastic - dyscrasia - dysplasia - dysplasia type - dysplasia_type