Medical Terminology / Unit 14 MedTerm 0909 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-plasm: Formation or Growth
Captions available
The idea
The suffix plasm names a formation or growth of tissue.
In practice
Cytoplasm names the material formed within a cell.
Where people slip
Plasm names formed material; plasia names the process of forming it.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Unlocks
Something wrong in this lesson? Flag it · Sources for Medical Terminology