cytol

Definitions of cytol

1. noun

   the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
   synonyms: cytoplasm

   types:

   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)