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cytol, cytoplasm
the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
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karyoplasm, nucleoplasm
the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell
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germ plasm, plasm
the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes
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blood platelet, platelet, thrombocyte
tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
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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)
