cataplasia

Term: cataplasia

Origin: Anc Greek

κατά/kata or before vowels kat (=prefix meaning direction or down to)

+α/a(privative, “not”)

+πλάσσω/plasso(=create, form, mold) >

aplasia=without form

 Coined

By W Benecke (?)

Definition

Cataplasia is a change in cells or tissues, characterized by reversion to an earlier or embryonic stage.