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cytoplasm

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cytoplasm /cy·to·plasm/ (si´to-plazm) the protoplasm of a cell exclusive of that of the nucleus (nucleoplasm).cytoplas´mic
cy·to·plasm (st-plzm)
n.
The protoplasm outside a cell nucleus.
cyto·plasmic (-plzmk) adj.
cytoplasm
[sī′təplaz′əm]
Etymology: Gk, kytos + plassein, to mold
all of the substance of a cell other than the nucleus and the cell wall. See also cell, nucleus.
cytoplasm
the protoplasm of a cell surrounding the nucleus (nucleoplasm).


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