protoplasm
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protoplasm
[pro´to-plazm]the viscid, translucent colloid material, the essential constituent of the living cell, including cytoplasm and nucleoplasm. adj., adj protoplas´mic.
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pro·to·plasm
(prō'tō-plazm),1. Living matter, the substance of which animal and vegetable cells are formed.
See also: cytoplasm, nucleoplasm.
See also: cytoplasm, nucleoplasm.
Synonym(s): plasmogen
[proto- + G. plasma, thing formed]
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protoplasm
(prō′tə-plăz′əm)n.
The complex, semifluid, translucent substance that constitutes the interior matter of a living cell and is composed of proteins, fats, and other molecules suspended in water. It includes the cytoplasm, the nucleus in eukaryotes, and organelles such as mitochondria.
pro′to·plas′mic (-plăz′mĭk), pro′to·plas′mal (-plăz′məl)(-plăz-măt′ĭk), pro′to·plas·mat′ic (-plăz-măt′ĭk) adj.
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pro·to·plasm
(prō'tō-plazm)1. Living matter, the substance of which animal and vegetable cells are formed.
See also: cytoplasm, nucleoplasm
See also: cytoplasm, nucleoplasm
[proto- + G. plasma, thing formed]
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protoplasm
The whole of the internal substance of the living cell, consisting of the material surrounding the nucleus (the CYTOPLASM) and the nuclear material (nucleoplasm).Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
protoplasm
the living contents of a cell, i.e. the cytoplasm and nucleus.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
pro·to·plasm
(prō'tō-plazm)1. Living matter, the substance of which animal and vegetable cells are formed.
2. Total cell material, including cell organelles.
[proto- + G. plasma, thing formed]
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