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hy⋅al⋅o⋅plasm

  [hahy-al-uh-plaz-uhm, hahy-uh-luh-]
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–noun Cell Biology.
ground substance.
Origin:
1885–90; hyalo- + -plasm

Related forms:
hy⋅al⋅o⋅plas⋅mic, adjective

ground substance

 
–noun Biology.
1. Also called matrix. the homogeneous substance in which the fibers and cells of connective tissue are embedded.
2. Also called hyaloplasm. the clear portion of the cell cytoplasm; cytosol.
Origin:
1880–85
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hy·a·lo·plasm   (hī'ə-lō-plāz'əm)   
n.  The clear fluid portion of cytoplasm as distinguished from the granular and netlike components. Also called ground substance.

[Greek hualos, glass + -plasm.]
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Main Entry: ground substance
Function: noun
: a more or less homogeneous matrix that forms the background in which the specific differentiated elements of a system aresuspended: a : the intercellular substance of tissues b : CYTOSOL

Main Entry: hy·a·lo·plasm
Pronunciation: hI-'al-&-"plaz-&m, 'hI-&-lO-
Function: noun
: CYTOSOL —hy·a·lo·plas·mic /hI-"al-&-'plaz-mik, "hI-&-lO-/ adjective
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ground substance n.

  1. The amorphous intercellular material in which the cells and fibers of connective tissue are embedded, composed of proteoglycans, plasma constituents, metabolites, water, and ions present between cells and fibers. Also called matrix.

  2. See hyaloplasm.

hyaloplasm hy·a·lo·plasm (hī'ə-lō-plāz'əm)
n.
The clear, fluid portion of cytoplasm as distinguished from the granular and netlike components. Also called ground substance.

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ground substance  

  1. The intercellular material in which the cells and fibers of connective tissue are embedded, composed largely of glycosaminoglycans, metabolites, water, and ions.

  2. The clear, fluid portion of cytoplasm as distinguished from the organelles and other cell components.


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