Definitions for: Cytoplasm


[n] the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus



Webster (1913) Definition: Cy"to*plasm (s?"t?-pl?z'm), n. [Gr. ???? hollow
vessel + ???? a mold.] (Biol.)
The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from
the karyoplasma, or substance of the nucleus. --
Cy`to*plas"mic (-pl?z"m?k), a.

See Also: cell, central body, centrosome, dictyosome, ectoplasm, endoplasm, Golgi apparatus, Golgi body, Golgi complex, ground substance, hyaloplasm, living substance, microsome, plasmodium, protoplasm, sarcoplasm, syncytium

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