Definition of Cytoplasm

1. Noun. The protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism.

Exact synonyms: Cytol
Group relationships: Cell
Specialized synonyms: Plasmodium, Cytoplast, Cytosol, Ectoplasm, Endoplasm, Ground Substance, Hyaloplasm, Central Body, Centrosome, Sarcoplasm, Syncytium
Generic synonyms: Living Substance, Protoplasm
Terms within: Cytoskeleton, Microsome, Dictyosome, Golgi Apparatus, Golgi Body, Golgi Complex
Derivative terms: Cytoplasmatic, Cytoplasmic, Cytoplastic

Definition of Cytoplasm

1. n. The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from the karyoplasma, or substance of the nucleus.

Definition of Cytoplasm

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Medical Definition of Cytoplasm

1. The protoplasm of a cell exclusive of that of the nucleus, it consists of a continuous aqueous solution (cytosol) and the organelles and inclusions suspended in it (phaneroplasm) and is the site of most of the chemical activities of the cell. Origin: Gr. Plasma (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytoplasm

cytopharynx
cytophilic
cytophilic
cytophilic antibody
cytophil group
cytophotometer
cytophotometric
cytophotometrically
cytophotometry
cytophotometry
cytophylactic
cytophylaxis
cytophyletic
cytopipette
cytoplasm (current term)
cytoplasm (current term)
cytoplasmatic
cytoplasmic
cytoplasmic
cytoplasmically
cytoplasmic antiproteinase
cytoplasmic bridge
cytoplasmic bridges
cytoplasmic gene
cytoplasmic granules
cytoplasmic inclusion bodies
cytoplasmic inheritance
cytoplasmic matrix
cytoplasmic membrane
cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus group

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