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-plasy
variant of -plasia.
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What does -plasy mean?
The combining form -plasy is used like a suffix meaning “growth, cellular multiplication.” It is very occasionally used in scientific terms.The form -plasy comes from Greek á, meaning “a molding." Find out how á is related to plasma, plaster, and plastic at our entry for each word.What are variants of -plasy?In most cases, the form -plasy is spelled with an -ia instead of an -y, becoming -plasia, as in hyperplasia. Additional related forms include -plasm, -plast, -plastic, and -plasty. Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use articles about these forms.
The combining form -plasy is used like a suffix meaning “growth, cellular multiplication.” It is very occasionally used in scientific terms.The form -plasy comes from Greek á, meaning “a molding." Find out how á is related to plasma, plaster, and plastic at our entry for each word.What are variants of -plasy?In most cases, the form -plasy is spelled with an -ia instead of an -y, becoming -plasia, as in hyperplasia. Additional related forms include -plasm, -plast, -plastic, and -plasty. Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use articles about these forms.
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