dysplasia

noun

abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth

Roots

dusdys- · Greek · bad, disordered plasseinplas- · Greek · to form, mould ia-ia · Greek · condition

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The word dysplasia breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: dys-, from Greek dus (“bad, disordered”); plas, from Greek plassein (“to form, mould”); and -ia, from Greek ia (“condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.