| protoplasm | <cell biology> The entire contents of a live cell. (04 Mar 1998) |
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| protoplasmic | 1. Of or pertaining to the first formation of living bodies. 2. <biology> Of or pertaining to protoplasm; consisting of, or resembling, protoplasm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| protoplasmic astrocyte | One form of astrocyte, found mainly in gray matter, having few fibrils and numerous branching processes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| protoplasmic astrocytoma | <tumour> A neoplasm composed primarily of protoplasmic-type astrocytes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| protoplasmic movement | Movement produced by the inherent power of contraction and relaxation of protoplasm; such movement's are of three kinds: muscular, streaming, and ciliary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| protoplasmolysis | <plant biology> Process by which the plant cell protoplast shrinks, so that the plasma membrane becomes partly detached from the wall. Occurs in solutions of high osmotic potential, due to water moving out of the protoplast by osmosis. (31 Dec 1997) |
| totipotential protoplasm | Living matter with the least recognizable differentiation of structure but with the greatest potential, all cell organs being formable by it. (05 Mar 2000) |
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