paraplasm
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paraplasm
[par´ah-plazm]any abnormal growth.
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par·a·plasm
(par'ă-plazm),1. Obsolete term for hyaloplasm.
2. Malformed or abnormal tissue.
[para- + G. plasma, a thing formed]
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paraplasm
(1) An obsolete term for the fluid component of cytoplasm; i.e., cytosol.(2) An obsolete, nonspecific term for abnormally formed tissue; e.g., malformation.
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