Epithelial normoplasia is typical for benign pathologic processes in the cervix, i.e. the processes of mitotic division, differentiation, maturation and exfoliation of epithelial cells take normal course.
Pre-cancerous diseases of the cervix are characterized by epithelial dysplasia in the course of which hyperplasia and proliferation occur; differentiation, maturation and exfoliation of the epithelial cells undergo degenerative changes.