Cervical dysplasia means disordered growth.
It is easier to understand cervical dysplasia if we first examine the normal cervix. When we look at the lining of the normal cervix under a microscope we see layers of cells. The normal distribution is that the bottom layer is made of round young cells. As the cells mature they rise to the surface and flatten out, so that on the surface the cells are flat. In cervical dysplasia there is a lack of this organized growth process.