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cytoplasm

cytoplasm

4 5.2
A jelly-like material inside a cell outside the nucleus that holds small parts and liquids
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪtəˌplæzəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : citosol
  • She explained that the cytoplasm is the jelly-like substance where organelles are suspended within each cell.
  • eosinophilic cytoplasm
  • granular cytoplasm
  • abundant cytoplasm

They were very simple bags of cytoplasm with free floating DNA in them.

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Examples

  • All they're carrying are the Dnas, the genes, the the DNA, and they don't have cytoplasm, the fluid, the environment in a cell.

  • The columnar cells showed abundant cytoplasm, with oval-shaped nuclei.

    Academic text (2015)
  • So this will color all the cells that have got cytoplasm in them a pinky color.

  • Under the microscope, the nucleus appeared blue and the cytoplasm red.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The mitochondria inserted within the cytoplasm...

  • Foreign DNA can enter the cell cytoplasm directly through these transient holes.

    Academic text (1992)
  • They were very simple bags of cytoplasm with free floating DNA in them.

  • The viral messenger RNA migrates into the cytoplasm, where building blocks for a new virus are synthesized.

  • Most circRNAs originate from exons and are localized in the cytoplasm; therefore, an intriguing question is whether circRNAs could be translated.

    Academic text (2017)
  • PLGA cytology is characterized by the presence of cuboidal cells with abundant cytoplasm, round to oval nuclei, and inconspicuous nucleoli.

    Academic text (2006)

How Much

protoplasm
  • Archaic
5 7.8
cytoplasm
  • Specialized
4 5.2
cytosol
  • Specialized
1 8.0

Surface Forms

cytoplasm singular
cytoplasms plural

Morphology

cytoplasm = cyto + plasm (semi-transparent) = cyto + plasm

The components 'cyto' and 'plasm' are clear, but the specific biological context may not be immediately apparent to all learners.

Etymology

Cytoplasm comes from two Greek parts: cyto- meaning 'cell' and -plasm meaning 'a thing formed'. So cytoplasm is the formed, jelly-like substance that fills a cell around the nucleus, which is why the word means the material inside a cell outside the nucleus.