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Cytoplasm - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Cytoplasm : (noun)
1: the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cytoplasm : \Cy"to*plasm\ (s?"t?-pl?z'm), n. [Gr. ???? hollow
vessel _ ???? a mold.] (Biol.)
The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from
the karyoplasma, or substance of the nucleus. --
Cy`to*plas"mic (-pl?z"m?k), a.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Cytoplasm : Cytoplasm: All of the substance of a cell outside of the nucleus. The cytoplasm contains a number of different types organelles such as the mitochondria.
Most, but not all, cells have cytoplasm. Mature sperm are essentially devoid of cytoplasm.
The word "cytoplasm" was compounded from two Greek roots -- "kytos," a hollow vessel _ "plasma," plasm. Based on "kytos" came the prefix "cyto-," cell. Cytoplasm is literally cell plasm.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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