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Cytoplasm

Cy′to-plasm

(s?′t?-pl?z’m)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
κύτοσ
hollow vessel + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a mold.]
(Biol.)
The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from the
karyoplasma
, or substance of the nucleus.
Cyˊto-plas′mic
(-pl[GREEK]z′m[GREEK]k)
,
Adj.

Definition 2024


cytoplasm

cytoplasm

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Noun

cytoplasm (plural cytoplasms)

  1. (cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.

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