dysplasia

From dys- +‎ -plasia.

• enPR: dĭs-plāʹzhə, IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpleɪ.ʒə/

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dysplasia (countable and uncountable, plural dysplasias)

1. (pathology) Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth.
2. (psychology) Term created by John Curtis Gowan in 1974 to define the trauma caused by asynchronous psychological development on children.
   • 1992 January, Martha J. Morelock, “Giftedness: The view from within”, in Understanding Our Gifted‎^[1], volume 4, number 3, United States, archived from the original on 8 September 2025, pages 10-15:

     A number of theorists and researchers have independently written about asynchronous development. Gowan (1974) discussed the implications of cognitive capacities which outstrip emotional (affective) development. He referred to asynchronous development as "dysplasia": (...)

Internationalism (see English dysplasia).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdysplɑsiɑ/, [ˈdys̠.plɑ̝ˌs̠iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): dysp‧la‧si‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): dysp‧la‧sia

dysplasia

1. (pathology) dysplasia