pleomorphic

or ple·o·mor·phous

[ plee-uh-mawr-fik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterized by pleomorphism; polymorphous.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pleomorphic¹

First recorded in 1885–90; pleomorph(ism) + -ic

Example Sentences

The cells show abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm with pleomorphic nuclei and prominent mitotic figures.

From Nature

Out of this alchemy of expansion and resentment came Ford, who died on Tuesday of pleomorphic liposarcoma, a rare form of cancer, at the age of forty-six.

From The New Yorker

The September 2014 diagnosis was pleomorphic liposarcoma, a rare form of abdominal cancer.

From MSNBC

Toronto mayor Rob Ford has a “rare and difficult” form of cancer called malignant pleomorphic liposarcoma, doctors treating him at Mount Sinai hospital in Toronto announced on Wednesday.

From The Guardian

The cells show abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm with pleomorphic nuclei and prominent mitotic figures.

From Nature