-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
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