polymorphism
(po″lē-mor′fĭzm)
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[poly- + morph- + -ism]
1. The property of crystallizing into two or more different forms.
2. The occurrence of more than one form in a life cycle.
3. An allelic variation within a species.
SYN: SEE: pleomorphism
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Polymorphism." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730209/all/polymorphism.
Polymorphism. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730209/all/polymorphism. Accessed November 26, 2024.
Polymorphism. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730209/all/polymorphism
Polymorphism [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 26]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730209/all/polymorphism.
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