| PLASMODIA | • plasmodia n. Plural of plasmodium. • PLASMODIUM n. a naked mass of protoplasm with many nuclei, as in myxomycetes. |
| SPASMODIC | • spasmodic adj. Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles. • spasmodic adj. Convulsive; consisting of spasms. • spasmodic adj. Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts. |
| PLASMODESM | • plasmodesm n. Alternative form of plasmodesma. • PLASMODESM n. a strand of living cytoplasm connecting two cells, also PLASMODESMA. |
| PLASMODIAL | • plasmodial adj. (Biology) Resembling or relating to a plasmodium. • PLASMODIAL adj. of or pertaining to, or like, a plasmodium; as, the plasmodial form of a life cycle. |
| PLASMODIUM | • plasmodium n. (Biology) A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells… • Plasmodium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Plasmodiidae – parasitic protozoans which include those causing malaria. • PLASMODIUM n. a naked mass of protoplasm with many nuclei, as in myxomycetes. |
| SPASMODIST | • spasmodist n. A writer of spasmodic poetry. • SPASMODIST n. a person whose work is spasmodic. |
| PLASMODESMA | • plasmodesma n. (Biology) A microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling… • PLASMODESMA n. a strand of living cytoplasm connecting two cells, also PLASMODESM. |
| PLASMODESMS | • plasmodesms n. Plural of plasmodesm. • PLASMODESM n. a strand of living cytoplasm connecting two cells, also PLASMODESMA. |
| SPASMODICAL | • spasmodical adj. Alternative form of spasmodic. • SPASMODICAL adj. relating to, or occurring in, spasms, also SPASMODIC. |
| SPASMODISTS | • spasmodists n. Plural of spasmodist. • SPASMODIST n. a person whose work is spasmodic. |
| PLASMODESMAS | • plasmodesmas n. Plural of plasmodesma. • PLASMODESMA n. a strand of living cytoplasm connecting two cells, also PLASMODESM. |
| ANTISPASMODIC | • antispasmodic adj. (Pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug. • antispasmodic n. (Pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms. • ANTISPASMODIC n. an agent capable of preventing or relieving spasms or convulsions. |
| PLASMODESMATA | • plasmodesmata n. Plural of plasmodesma. • PLASMODESMA n. a strand of living cytoplasm connecting two cells, also PLASMODESM. |
| SPASMODICALLY | • spasmodically adv. In a spasmodic manner; intermittently. • SPASMODICAL adv. relating to, or occurring in, spasms, also SPASMODIC. |
| ANTISPASMODICS | • antispasmodics n. Plural of antispasmodic. • ANTISPASMODIC n. an agent capable of preventing or relieving spasms or convulsions. |