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pleomorphism

Syllabification: (ple·o·mor·phism)

Pronunciation: /ˌplēəˈmôrˌfizəm/

Definition of pleomorphism

noun

the occurrence of more than one distinct form of a natural object, such as a crystalline substance, a virus, the cells in a tumor, or an organism at different stages of the life cycle.