plasmogamy

[ plaz-mog-uh-mee ]
/ plæzˈmɒg ə mi /

noun Biology.

the fusion of the protoplasts of cells.
Compare karyogamy.

Origin of plasmogamy

First recorded in 1910–15; plasmo- + -gamy

Words nearby plasmogamy

plasmodium, plasmodium falciparum, plasmodium malariae, plasmodium ovale, plasmodium vivax, plasmogamy, plasmoid, plasmolyse, plasmolysis, plasmolyze, plasmon

Medical definitions for plasmogamy

plasmogamy
[ plăz-mŏg′ə-mē ]

n.

Fusion of two or more cells or protoplasts without fusion of the nuclei, as occurs in higher terrestrial fungi.