-plasm

a combining form with the meanings “living substance,” “tissue,” “substance of a cell,” used in the formation of compound words: endoplasm; neoplasm; cytoplasm.

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Origin of -plasm

combining form representing Greek plásma. See plasma

Words nearby -plasm

-phyll, -phyllous, -phyre, -phyte, -plasia, -plasm, -plast, -plastic, -plasty, -plasy, -plegia
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British Dictionary definitions for -plasm

-plasm

n combining form

(in biology) indicating the material forming cellsprotoplasm; cytoplasm

Derived forms of -plasm

-plasmic, adj combining form

Word Origin for -plasm

from Greek plasma something moulded; see plasma
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Medical definitions for -plasm

-plasm

suff.

Material forming cells or tissue:cytoplasm.
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