-plasm

See also: plasm

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /plæz.əm/

Suffix

-plasm

1. (biology) The contents of a cell.

   Coordinate term: -plast

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -plasm

apoplasm

archoplasm

axoplasm

centroplasm

chromatoplasm

cilioplasm

cytoplasm

dendroplasm

deutoplasm

ectoplasm

endoplasm

entoplasm

exoplasm

granuloplasm

hydroplasm

hygroplasm

idioplasm

kinoplasm

morphoplasm

neuroplasm

ooplasm

paraplasm

paryphoplasm

periplasm

protoplasm

psychoplasm

riboplasm

sarcoplasm

spermoplasm

spheroplasm

sporoplasm

stereoplasm

symplasm

trophoplasm

viroplasm

Related terms

• mictoplasm
• plasmid
• plasmon