What is metaplasia and why does it occur?

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1. #fully
2. #tissues
3. #regulatory
4. #epithelial
5. #given
6. #neoplastic
7. #differentiated
8. #another
9. #reversible
10. #unknown
11. #occurs
12. #causes
13. #associated
14. #transformation
15. #tissue
16. #within
17. #occasionally
18. #commonly
19. #metaplasia
20. #mechanisms
21. #substitution