Metaplasm Definition
mĕtə-plăzəm
noun
That part of the contents of a cell which consists of lifeless matter, as certain fatty or starch granules.
Webster's New World
A change in a linguistic form made by the addition, omission, or transposition of a sound or sounds or a syllable or syllables.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Metaplasm
Noun
Singular:
metaplasm
Plural:
metaplasmsOrigin of Metaplasm
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Middle English metaplasmus from Latin from Greek metaplasmos remodeling from metaplassein to remold meta- meta- plassein to mold pelə-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
meta– –plasm
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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