Metaplasm

Noun

1. (linguistics) Any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds
2. (biology) A small particle (often nutrient) within a cell

Hyponyms

• (linguistics) epenthesis, paragoge, prothesis; diaeresis, aphaeresis, apocope, ellipsis, ecthlipsis, synaloepha, synaeresis, syncope, systole; metathesis; antisthecon