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plasmodium

multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds

cytoplast

the intact cytoplasmic content of a cell

cytosol

the aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended

ectoplasm

the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm

endoplasm

the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell

ground substance, hyaloplasm

the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell

central body, centrosome

small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules

sarcoplasm

the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber

syncytium

a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)

type of:

living substance, protoplasm

the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)