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cytoplasmic

cytoplasmic

2 7.1
Inside the liquid part of a cell
  • adjective
  • /ˌsaɪtəˈplæzmɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : citosplásmico
  • The earliest histological findings of HBV reinfection are cytoplasmic core antigen (HBcAg) staining, often in the absence of necrosis or inflammation.
  • cytoplasmic inheritance
  • cytoplasmic staining
  • cell cytoplasmic

Examples

  • The cells of interest were identified on the screen, and the contours of their nuclear and cytoplasmic profiles were traced.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Breast carcinoma cells develop significant nuclear and cytoplasmic alterations.

    Academic text (2007)
  • And what you end up with is a concentrated cytoplasmic extract.

  • Immunohistochemical studies showed that cytoplasmic expression of core, but not surface, correlates with disease activity.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In the cell of the human organism, the nucleus is embodied in the cytoplasmic matrix.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The separation of organelles following their divisions to daughter cells is also important for cytoplasmic inheritance in asexual reproduction.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Within the stratum spinosum, individual cells have indistinct cytoplasmic boundaries without prominent cell membrane detail.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Its cells are elongated, and they feature hyperchromatic nuclei and occasional cytoplasmic projections.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The tumor cells showed strong cytoplasmic immunoexpression of vimentin, pankeratin, S-100 protein, and smooth-muscle actin.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The cytoplasmic fluid in the cell contains various organelles essential for its function.

Synonyms

cytoplasmatic
vscytoplasmic
  • Specialized
7.7

Relating to the jelly-like fluid inside a cell

is the same in meaning but is the alternative form
cytoplastic
vscytoplasmic
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to the part of a cell outside the nucleus

refers to the same cell area but as the general interior
cytosolic
vscytoplasmic
  • Specialized
7.9

Present in the fluid inside a cell

relates to the whole cell interior rather than only the fluid

How Near

nuclear
  • Specialized
104 6.5
paranuclear
  • Specialized
9.1
perinuclear
  • Specialized
8.5
cytoplasmic
  • Specialized
2 7.1
peripheral
27 6.5

Surface Forms

cytoplasmic positive

Morphology

cytoplasmic = cytoplasm (transparent) = cytoplasm + ic

If the learner knows 'cytoplasm', the adjectival suffix '-ic' clearly yields 'relating to cytoplasm'.

Etymology

Cytoplasmic comes from Greek parts cyto- meaning 'cell' and -plasm meaning 'something formed'. So, think of the cytoplasm as the jelly-like or liquid part inside a cell, and cytoplasmic means 'in or from that cell material'.