endoplasmic

[en-duh-plaz-uhm]

en·do·plasm

[en-duh-plaz-uhm]
noun Cell Biology.
the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell. Compare ectoplasm (def. 1).

Origin:
1880–85; endo- + -plasm

en·do·plas·mic, adjective
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endoplasm (ˈɛndəʊˌplæzəm)
 
n
cytology See ectoplasm the inner cytoplasm in some cells, esp protozoa, which is more granular and fluid than the outer cytoplasm
 
endo'plasmic
 
adj

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