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alloplasm definition

allo·plasm (al′ō plaz′əm, al′ə-)

noun

  1. the special form of protoplasm from which cilia, flagella, etc. develop
  2. metaplasm (sense )

Etymology: allo- + -plasm

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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