metaplastico

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛ.taˈplas.ti.ko/
• Rhymes: -astiko
• Hyphenation: me‧ta‧plà‧sti‧co

Etymology 1

From metaplas(ma) +‎ -stico.

Adjective

metaplastico (feminine metaplastica, masculine plural metaplastici, feminine plural metaplastiche)

1. (biology) meanings related to biology:
   1. metaplastic (pertaining to metaplasia)
   2. metaplasmic (pertaining to metaplasm)

Etymology 2

From metaplas(mo) +‎ -stico.

Adjective

metaplastico (feminine metaplastica, masculine plural metaplastici, feminine plural metaplastiche)

1. (linguistics) metaplasmic

Further reading

• metaplastico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana