- pleomorphism
- noun see pleomorphic
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Pleomorphism — is the occurrence of two or more structural forms during a life cycle, especially of certain plants.It can also apply at the species level.cite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns hl dorlands… … Wikipedia
Pleomorphism — Ple o*mor phism, n. [Gr. ? more + morfh form.] 1. (Crystallog.) The property of crystallizing under two or more distinct fundamental forms, including dimorphism and trimorphism. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) The theory that the various genera of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pleomorphism — pleomorphism. См. плейоморфизм. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
pleomorphism — [plē΄ə môr′fiz΄əm] n. [ PLEO + MORPH(IC) + ISM] 1. Biol. the occurrence of two or more forms in one life cycle 2. POLYMORPHISM (sense 2) pleomorphic adj. pleomorphous [plē΄ō môr′fəs] … English World dictionary
pleomorphism — /plee euh mawr fiz euhm/, n. Biol. existence of an organism in two or more distinct forms during the life cycle; polymorphism. Also, pleomorphy. [1860 65; PLEO + MORPH + ISM] * * * ▪ microbiology the existence of irregular and variant forms … Universalium
pleomorphism — SYN: polymorphism. [pleo + G. morphe, form] * * * pleo·mor·phism .plē ə mȯr .fiz əm n the quality or state of having or assuming various forms: POLYMORPHISM * * * n. the condition in which an individual assumes a number of different forms during … Medical dictionary
pleomorphism — n. 1) the condition in which an individual assumes a number of different forms during its life cycle. The malarial parasite (Plasmodium) displays pleomorphism. 2) a feature of malignant neoplastic cells, which show a marked variation in the… … The new mediacal dictionary
pleomorphism — pleomorfizmas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos gebėjimas sudaryti kelių skirtingų kristalografinių sistemų kristalus. atitikmenys: angl. pleomorphism rus. плеоморфизм … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Pleomorphism (cytology) — Not to be confused with Pleomorphism (microbiology). A micrograph showing cells with marked nuclear shape and size variation, a component of nuclear pleomorphism. Pleomorphism is a term used in histology and cytopathology to describe variability… … Wikipedia
pleomorphism — n. [Gr. pleion, more; morphe, form] 1. Polymorphism. 2. A type of polymorphism exhibited as several different stages in a life cycle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
