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axoplasm

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axoplasm /axo·plasm/ (-plazm) cytoplasm of an axon.axoplas´mic
ax·o·plasm (ks-plzm) or ax·i·o·plasm (ks--)
n.
The cytoplasm of an axon.
axoplasm
[ak′sōplaz′əm]
cytoplasm of an axon that encloses the neurofibrils.
axoplasm [ak´so-plasm]
the cytoplasm of an axon. adj., adj axoplas´mic.
axoplasm
the cytoplasm of an axon; called also hyaloplasm.
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