n 1  :  variation in somatotype (as in degree of ectomorphy, endomorphy, or mesomorphy) from one part of a human body to another  2  :  abnormal growth or development (as of organs or cells) : broadly  :  abnormal anatomic structure due to such growth dys*plas*tic adj 
 
 
 
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