Etymology

cytoplasm

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Today it means: The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton. Full definition →

German Zytoplasma
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  1. German · borrowed fromZytoplasma
  2. English todaycytoplasm

Borrowed from German Zytoplasma, Cytoplasma. Equivalent to cyto- (“cell”) + -plasm (“contents of a cell”).

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