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.
