Definitions for metaplasm
metaplasm
met·a·plasm
Spelling: [met-uh-plaz-uh m]
IPA: /ˈmɛt əˌplæz əm/
Metaplasm is a 9 letter English word.
You can make 421 anagrams from letters in metaplasm (aaelmmpst).
Definitions for metaplasm
noun
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Cell Biology. the nonliving matter or inclusions, as starch or pigments, within a cell.
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Grammar.
a change in the structure of a word or sentence made by adding, removing, or transposing the sounds or words of which it is composed or the letters that represent them.
the formation of oblique cases from a stem other than that of the nominative.
Origin of metaplasm
1375-1425; late Middle English metaplasmus grammatical change, irregularity Latin Greek metaplasmós reforming, remodeling, derivative of metaplássein to mould differently, remodel. See