nonerythroplastic
|non-e-ry-thro-plas-tic|
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/ˌnɑnəˌrɪθrəˈplæstɪk/
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/ˌnɒnəˌrɪθrəˈplæstɪk/
not showing erythroplastic (red/hyperplastic) features
Etymology
'nonerythroplastic' originates from Latin and Greek, specifically the prefix 'non-' from Latin 'non' meaning 'not', together with Greek elements 'erythro-' from 'erythros' meaning 'red' and 'plastic' from 'plastikos' meaning 'moulded' or 'formed'.
'nonerythroplastic' is formed by adding the negative prefix 'non-' to the Neo-Latin/Greek-derived medical adjective 'erythroplastic' (from Greek 'erythros' + 'plastikos'), producing the modern English adjective 'nonerythroplastic'.
Initially related to 'red' (erythro-) and 'formed/moulded' (-plastic) in medical/Neo-Latin usage; over time the prefixed form 'nonerythroplastic' came to be used specifically to indicate the absence of erythroplastic (red, hyperplastic) features in pathological descriptions.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not erythroplastic; not exhibiting erythroplasia or erythroplastic characteristics (i.e., lacking the red, hyperplastic lesion features described by 'erythroplastic').
The biopsy report described the tissue as nonerythroplastic, suggesting an absence of erythroplastic change.
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Last updated: 2025/10/17 04:29