-plasm

suffix

-plasm

suffix

US /plæz.əm/

Etymology From Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something molded”); a doublet of plasma and plasm used mostly in biology.

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Biology, Natural sciences Morpheme The contents of a cell.

Related terms
mictoplasm, plasmid, plasmon

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