paraplasm
/ˈparəplaz(ə)m/Now rare
noun
Cytoplasmic inclusions (vacuoles, granules, crystals, etc.). Compare earlier metaplasm. Now rare.
Origin
Late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From para- + -plasm, after German Paraplasma. With sense 1b, compare earlier metaplasm.
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