- metatypical
- Pertaining to tissue that is formed of elements identical to those occurring in that site under normal conditions, but the various elements are not arranged in the usual normal pattern.
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meta·typ·i·cal (met″ə-tipґĭ-kəl) composed of the elements of the tissue on which it develops, but having those elements arranged in an atypical manner; said of tumors.
Medical dictionary. 2011.