 Dysplasia is a pathological term used to refer to an irregularity that

hinders cell maturation within a particular tissue whereas Metaplasia is

the process of the reversible substitution of a distinct kind of cell with
another mature cell of the similar distinct kind. Metaplasia can be
stopped by removing the abnormal stimulus, but Dysplasia is a non-
reversible process. Nevertheless, Both are premalignant lesions that
can develop into malignancies if untreated.

 Anaplasia is often considered as being in a more advanced stage of

pathology as the loss of maturity and differentiation are more evident.
Anaplastics may also be seen as irreversible. On the other hand,
dysplasia is a less advanced stage as other dysplastics are harmless
and spontaneously deteriorate. Anaplastic cells are less predictable,
they may rapidly divide and then go dormant. On the contrary, the
behavior of dysplastic cells is more predictable. Anaplasia
and dysplasia are both concerned with aberrant cell growth.

References:

Difference Between Anaplasia and Dysplasia.(2020). Retrieved on

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anaplasia-and-dysplasia/#:~:text=Anaplasia%20describes%20cells
%20that%20have,partially%20lose%20their%20morphological
%20characteristics.

Difference Between Anaplasia and Dysplasia. (2020). Retrieved on

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