noun
- Plural of alloplasm; foreign or abnormal tissue or material that has been introduced into or formed within an organism.
Usage: medical/biological term; rarely used in modern medical literature; largely superseded by more specific terminology
Examples
- The surgeon removed the alloplasms that had accumulated in the patient's tissue.
- Alloplasms can form as a result of injury or infection.
- The pathologist examined the alloplasms under the microscope to determine their composition.