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Definition of Pleomorphic
1. Adjective. Relating to or characterized by pleomorphism.
Definition of Pleomorphic
1. a. Pertaining to pleomorphism; as, the pleomorphic character of bacteria.
Definition of Pleomorphic
1. Adjective. of, related to, or exhibiting pleomorphism ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pleomorphic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Pleomorphic
1. Pertaining to pleomorphism; as, the pleomorphic character of bacteria. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pleomorphic
Literary usage of Pleomorphic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Infectious Diseases by Infectious Diseases Society of America, John Rockefeller McCormick Memorial Fund, John McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases (1915)
"The original strain Hektoen has, in our experience, a rather fixed growth, which
can be stimulated to a pleomorphic surface growth (smooth, not folded and ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"... granulatum he determined by pure cultures that what has been regarded as a
remarkable pleomorphic species really represents two distinct species. ..."
3. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1919)
"Mathers and Howell found a specific increase in opsonin in the serum of rabbits
immunized with different strains of the pleomorphic streptococcus. ..."
4. A Biochemical Study and Differentiation of Oral Bacteria: With Special by Israel Jacob Kligler (1915)
"The pleomorphic bacillus undoubtedly belongs to the acid- ... The organisms were
highly pleomorphic but constituted, on the whole, a single homogeneous ..."
5. A Textbook of bacteriology: A Practical Treatise for Students and by Hans Zinsser, Frederick Fuller Russell (1922)
"The Niveum Group resemble the pleomorphic forms of the ... The surface at first
is dry and powdery but on sugar media it quickly becomes pleomorphic, ..."
6. The Etiology and Pathology of Typhus: Being the Main Report of the Typhus by Simeon Burt Wolbach, John Launcelot. Todd, Francis Winslow Palfrey (1922)
"Rickettsia prowazeki: Is strikingly pleomorphic, multiplies exclusively within
cells in the louse and is very susceptible to drying and heat. ..."
7. The Journal of Infectious Diseases by Infectious Diseases Society of America, John Rockefeller McCormick Memorial Fund, John McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases (1915)
"The original strain Hektoen has, in our experience, a rather fixed growth, which
can be stimulated to a pleomorphic surface growth (smooth, not folded and ..."
8. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"... granulatum he determined by pure cultures that what has been regarded as a
remarkable pleomorphic species really represents two distinct species. ..."
9. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1919)
"Mathers and Howell found a specific increase in opsonin in the serum of rabbits
immunized with different strains of the pleomorphic streptococcus. ..."
10. A Biochemical Study and Differentiation of Oral Bacteria: With Special by Israel Jacob Kligler (1915)
"The pleomorphic bacillus undoubtedly belongs to the acid- ... The organisms were
highly pleomorphic but constituted, on the whole, a single homogeneous ..."
11. A Textbook of bacteriology: A Practical Treatise for Students and by Hans Zinsser, Frederick Fuller Russell (1922)
"The Niveum Group resemble the pleomorphic forms of the ... The surface at first
is dry and powdery but on sugar media it quickly becomes pleomorphic, ..."
12. The Etiology and Pathology of Typhus: Being the Main Report of the Typhus by Simeon Burt Wolbach, John Launcelot. Todd, Francis Winslow Palfrey (1922)
"Rickettsia prowazeki: Is strikingly pleomorphic, multiplies exclusively within
cells in the louse and is very susceptible to drying and heat. ..."
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