metaplasm
(mĕt′ə-plăz′əm)n. Cellular materials such as pigment granules or starch grains that were formerly considered to be nonliving, in contrast to the protoplasm.
met′a·plas′mic (-plăz′mĭk) adj.
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metaplasm
An obsolete, nonspecific term for any cytoplasmic inclusion.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
cell in·clu·sions
(sel in-klū'zhŭnz) 1. The residual elements of the cytoplasm that are metabolic products of the cell (e.g., pigment granules or crystals).
Synonym(s):
metaplasm.
2. Storage materials such as glycogen or fat.
3. Engulfed material such as carbon or other foreign substances.
See also:
inclusion bodies Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
metaplasm
the lifeless constituents of protoplasm.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005