pleomorphic
adjective
pleo·mor·phic
ˌplē-ə-ˈmȯr-fik 
: able to assume different forms : polymorphic
pleomorphic bacteria
a pleomorphic sarcoma
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The 86-year-old — known for playing Harold Bishop on the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours — spoke to 10 News First and opened up about being diagnosed with pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma, a rare form of lung cancer.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The teen was dealing with pleomorphic sarcoma.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2022
What Wolf had was a Stage 3b pleomorphic leiomyosarcoma.
—AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2022
In addition, Richard Brown, who was maitre d' and the public face of the restaurant, has been diagnosed with a rare cancer, undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma.
—Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 27 Mar. 2020
In their early stages, some liposarcomas can be successfully treated with surgery, although other types can be more aggressive, such as round-cell and pleomorphic liposarcoma.
—Julie Landry Laviolette, miamiherald, 23 May 2018
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The teen was dealing with pleomorphic sarcoma.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2022
What Wolf had was a Stage 3b pleomorphic leiomyosarcoma.
—AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2022
In addition, Richard Brown, who was maitre d' and the public face of the restaurant, has been diagnosed with a rare cancer, undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma.
—Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 27 Mar. 2020
In their early stages, some liposarcomas can be successfully treated with surgery, although other types can be more aggressive, such as round-cell and pleomorphic liposarcoma.
—Julie Landry Laviolette, miamiherald, 23 May 2018
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“Pleomorphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pleomorphic. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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pleomorphic
adjective
pleo·mor·phic
ˌplē-ə-ˈmȯr-fik
variants
also pleiomorphic
: able to assume different forms : polymorphic
pleomorphic bacteria
a benign pleomorphic salivary adenoma of mixed cell type
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