cytoplasm

[sahy-tuh-plaz-uh m] /ˈsaɪ təˌplæz əm/
noun, Cell Biology
1.
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
cytoplasmic, adjective
cytoplasmically, adverb
Examples from the web for cytoplasm
  • Mitochondria are tiny organelles embedded deep in the cytoplasm of almost every cell in your body.
  • Most important, however, was figuring out the correct timing for the entry of the imported nucleus into the egg's cytoplasm.
  • The nuclear genome is copied, and the cytoplasm is divided.
  • Once infected and established in the host, the virus replicates within the cell of the host in the cell's cytoplasm.
  • Thus they can damage a cell's membrane or the membranes of various cell structures that exist inside the cytoplasm of cells.
  • Once infected and established in the host, the virus replicates within the cell of the host in the cell s cytoplasm.
  • Fructose and glucose are readily interchangeable thanks to enzymes in our cytoplasm.
  • But from a genetic perspective, the cytoplasm of a mammalian egg is complete, a self-contained universe.
  • cytoplasm is the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell.
  • The cytoplasm is released and the protein keratin is inserted.
British Dictionary definitions for cytoplasm

cytoplasm

/ˈsaɪtəʊˌplæzəm/
noun
1.
the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
Derived Forms
cytoplasmic, adjective
Word Origin and History for cytoplasm
n.

1874, from cyto- + -plasm.

cytoplasm in Medicine

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

cy'to·plas'mic (-plāz'mĭk) adj.
cytoplasm in Science
cytoplasm
  (sī'tə-plāz'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. See more at cell.
cytoplasm in Culture
cytoplasm [(seye-tuh-plaz-uhm)]

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