sarcoplasm

sarcoplasm
The nonfibrillar cytoplasm of a muscle fiber. [sarco- + G. plasma, a thing formed]

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sar·co·plasm 'sär-kə-.plaz-əm n the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber compare MYOPLASM

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n.
the cytoplasm of muscle cells.

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sar·co·plasm (sahrґko-plaz″əm) [sarco- + -plasm] the interfibrillary matter of the striated muscles; the substance in which the fibrillae of the muscle fiber are embedded. sarcoplasmic adj

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  • sarcoplasm — /sahr keuh plaz euhm/, n. Biol. the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber. [1895 1900; SARCO + PLASM] * * * …   Universalium

  • sarcoplasm — noun The interfibrillar cytoplasm of striated muscle …   Wiktionary

  • sarcoplasm — [ sα:kə(ʊ)plaz(ə)m] noun Physiology the cytoplasm of striated muscle cells. Derivatives sarcoplasmic adjective Origin C19: from Gk sarx, sark flesh + plasma …   English new terms dictionary

  • sarcoplasm — sar·co·plasm …   English syllables

  • sarcoplasm — myoplasm; n. the cytoplasm of muscle cells …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • sarcoplasm — sar•co•plasm [[t]ˈsɑr kəˌplæz əm[/t]] n. hic (lab cbl) the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber • Etymology: 1895–1900 …   From formal English to slang

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