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endoplasm

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endoplasm /en·do·plasm/ (en´do-plazm″) the central portion of the cytoplasm of a cell.endoplas´mic
en·do·plasm (nd-plzm)
n.
A central, less viscous portion of the cytoplasm that is distinguishable in certain cells, especially motile cells and protozoa.

endo·plasmic adj.

endoplasm
[en′dōplaz′əm]
Etymology: Gk, endon, within, plasma, plasm
the inner portion of cytoplasm.

endoplasm
central cytoplasm, full of organelles.


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Romanowsky-stained scrape preparation of the cardiac vegetation contained very scanty mononuclear cells and the presence of abundant extracellular, oval, yeast-like cells, 2 to 4 [micro]m in length with pale blue endoplasm, a magenta-colored cap at one pole and a thin, clear zone surrounding the yeast endoplasm.
On smears, endoplasm and ectoplasm of the cytoplasm could be clearly distinguished in the granulocytes.
 
 
 
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