SINCE 1828
pleomorphic
adjective
pleo·mor·phic
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Definition of pleomorphic
: able to assume different forms : polymorphic
pleomorphic bacteria a pleomorphic sarcoma
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pleomorphism
\ ˌplē-ə-ˈmȯr-ˌfi-zəm
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noun
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pleomorphic
adjective
pleo·mor·phic
| \ ˌplē-ə-ˈmȯr-fik
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variants:
also pleiomorphic \ ˌplī-ə-
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Medical Definition of pleomorphic
: able to assume different forms : polymorphic
pleomorphic bacteria a benign pleomorphic salivary adenoma of mixed cell type
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