Meaning | The protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism. |
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Synonym | cytoplasm |
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Part of | cell | (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms |
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Parts | Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome | A netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions) |
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cytoskeleton | A microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence |
microsome | A tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA |
Narrower | centrosome, central body | small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus |
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cytoplast | The intact cytoplasmic content of a cell |
cytosol | The aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended |
ectoplasm | The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm |
endoplasm | The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell |
hyaloplasm, ground substance | The clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell |
plasmodium | multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages / stages of such organisms as slime molds |
sarcoplasm | The cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber |
syncytium | A mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers) |
Broader | protoplasm, living substance | The substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus) |
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Spanish | citoplasma |
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Catalan | citoplasma |
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