metaplasm

/met-uh-plaz-uhm/US // ˈmɛt əˌplæz əm //UK // (ˈmɛtəˌplæzəm) //

隐身术,隐喻,隐喻法,幻觉

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Cell Biology. the nonliving matter or inclusions, as starch or pigments, within a cell.
- : Grammar. a change in the structure of a word or sentence made by adding, removing, or transposing the sounds or words of which it is composed or the letters that represent them.the formation of oblique cases from a stem other than that of the nominative.

Each metaplasm in the body favors the inactive break-up of protoplasm, and so also the formation of new metaplasms.