cytoplasm

[ sahy-tuh-plaz-uhm ]

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noun

, Cell Biology.

the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.

cytoplasm

/ ˈsaɪtəʊˌplæzəm /

the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions

cytoplasm

/ sī′tə-plăz′əm /

The jellylike material that makes up much of a cell inside the cell membrane, and, in eukaryotic cells, surrounds the nucleus. The organelles of eukaryotic cells, such as mitochondria, the endoplasmic reticulum, and (in green plants) chloroplasts, are contained in the cytoplasm. The cytoplasm and the nucleus make up the cell's protoplasm .
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cytoplasm

The material within a biological cell that is not contained in the nucleus or other organelles .

First recorded in 1870–75; cyto- + -plasm

Wright's stain gives the nucleus a deep purple color and the cytoplasm a pale robin's-egg blue in typical cells.

A few fine neutrophilic granules are sometimes present in their cytoplasm.

The cytoplasm of lymphocytes is generally robin's-egg blue; that of the large mononuclears may have a faint bluish tinge.

Malarial parasites stain characteristically: the cytoplasm, sky-blue; the chromatin, reddish-purple.

The cytoplasm is relatively abundant, and contains great numbers of very fine neutrophilic granules.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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