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plasmoptysis


plas·mop·ty·sis

noun \plaz-ˈmäp-tə-səs\
plural plas·mop·ty·ses \-ˌsēz\

Definition of PLASMOPTYSIS

: the bursting forth of protoplasm from a cell through rupture of the cell wall