exoplasm
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ec·to·plasm
(ek'tō-plazm),The peripheral, more viscous cytoplasm of a cell; it contains microfilaments but is lacking in other organelles.
Synonym(s): exoplasm
[ecto- + G. plasma, something formed]
exoplasm
the plasma membrane.
exoplasm face
the side of a membrane facing away from cytosol.