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Definition of Metaplasm
1. n. A change in the letters or syllables of a word.
Definition of Metaplasm
1. Noun. (linguistics) Any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds ¹
2. Noun. (biology) A small particle (often nutrient) within a cell ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Metaplasm
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Metaplasm
1. Synonym: cell inclusions. Origin: meta-+ G. Plasma, something formed (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metaplasm
Literary usage of Metaplasm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Cytology by Lester Whyland Sharp (1921)
"CHAPTER VII metaplasm; POLARITY In the foregoing chapters we have described
successively the various organs of the cell. Our account of the resting cell ..."
2. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"(metaplasm.) Antonomasia. [Gr.] The use of an epithet, patronymic, etc., instead
of a proper name, as the "Son of Peleus," the "Iron Duke," the "Sick Man," ..."
3. Outlines of Hebrew Grammar by Gustav Bickell (1877)
"An exchange of stems (metaplasm) occurs especially in the following cases.
1) The monosyllabic nominal forms ..."
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