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cytoplasm

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cy⋅to⋅plasm

  [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.

Origin:
1870–75; cyto- + -plasm

Related forms:
cy⋅to⋅plas⋅mic, adjective
cy⋅to⋅plas⋅mi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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cy·to·plasm   (sī'tə-plāz'əm)   
n.  The protoplasm outside the nucleus of a cell.
cy'to·plas'mic (-plāz'mĭk) adj., cy'to·plas'mi·cal·ly adv.
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Cultural Dictionary

cytoplasm [(seye-tuh-plaz-uhm)]

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

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cy·to·plasm
Pronunciation: 'sIt-&-"plaz-&m
Function: noun
: the organized complex of inorganic and organic substancesexternal to the nuclear membrane of a cell and including the cytosol and membrane-bound organelles (as mitochondria or chloroplasts) —cy·to·plas·mic /"sIt-&-'plaz-mik/ adjective —cy·to·plas·mi·cal·ly /-mi-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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Medical Dictionary

cytoplasm cy·to·plasm (sī'tə-plāz'əm)
n.
The protoplasm outside a cell nucleus.

cy'to·plas'mic (-plāz'mĭk) adj.

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Science Dictionary
cytoplasm   (sī'tə-plāz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
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. See more at cell.
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