Definition of cytoplasm
Nouns
the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
- Synonyms:
- cytol
- Types:
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plasmodium
multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds
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cytoplast
the intact cytoplasmic content of a cell
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cytosol
the aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended
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ectoplasm
the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
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endoplasm
the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
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ground substance, hyaloplasm
the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
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central body, centrosome
small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
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sarcoplasm
the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
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syncytium
a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)
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living substance, protoplasm
the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
Vocabulary Lists for cytoplasm
- accelerator
- advection
- Albert Einstein
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- afferent
- alveolate
- atrabilious
- biliary
- bilious
- ATP
- cell
- cell membrane
- cell wall
- cellular respiration