cytoplasmic
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Related to cytoplasmic: Cytoplasmic streaming, cytoplasmic inheritance, cytoplasmic transfer, Cytoplasmic membrane
cy·to·plasm
(sī′tə-plăz′əm)n.
The protoplasm enclosed by the plasma membrane of cell, excluding the nucleus in eukaryotic cells and cellular DNA in prokaryotic cells.
cy′to·plas′mic (-plăz′mĭk) adj.
cy′to·plas′mi·cal·ly adv.
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Adj. | 1. | cytoplasmic - of or relating to cytoplasm |
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