somatoplasm
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so·mat·o·plasm
(sō-mat'ō-plazm),Aggregate of all the forms of specialized protoplasm entering into the composition of the body, other than germ plasm.
[somato- + G. plasma, something formed]
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somatoplasm
(sō-măt′ə-plăz′əm, sō′mə-tə-)n.
1. The entirety of protoplasm, other than the germplasm, constituting the body.
2. The protoplasm of a somatic cell.
so′ma·to·plas′tic (sō′mə-tə-plăs′tĭk) adj.
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so·mat·o·plasm
(sō-mat'ō-plazm)Aggregate of all forms of specialized protoplasm entering into the composition of the body, other than germ plasm.
[somato- + G. plasma, something formed]
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