pleomorphic

Describes something that can change its shape or form; often used in biology and medicine to refer to cells or organisms that exhibit multiple forms during their life cycle.

• 🇵🇹Descreve algo que pode mudar de forma ou aparência; usado especialmente em biologia e medicina para designar células ou organismos que apresentam múltiplas formas ao longo do ciclo de vida.

1. Having multiple forms C2 formal scientific

   Relating to or characterized by the ability to exist in different forms or shapes, especially in biology or medicine.

   • The pleomorphic bacteria can change their shape depending on the environment.
   • Pleomorphic tumors often present diagnostic challenges due to their varied cell structures.
   • The study focused on the pleomorphic nature of certain viruses.

   🇵🇹Pleomórfico

   Sinônimos: multiformpolymorphicpolymorphousprotean

   Antônimos: invariantuniform

• more pleomorphic comparative form
• most pleomorphic superlative form