plasmogamy

noun

plas·​mog·​a·​my plaz-ˈmä-gə-mē 

: fusion of the cytoplasm of two or more cells as distinguished from fusion of nuclei

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

plasmogamy

noun

plas·​mog·​a·​my plaz-ˈmäg-ə-mē 

plural plasmogamies

: fusion of the cytoplasm of two or more cells as distinguished from fusion of nuclei

called also plastogamy