axoplasm

axoplasm
axoplasmic, adj.
/ak"seuh plaz'euhm/, n. Cell Biol.
cytoplasm within an axon.
[1895-1900; AXO- (as comb. form of AXON) + PLASM]

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  • axoplasm — The cytoplasm of a neuron …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • axoplasm — noun The cytoplasm of an axon …   Wiktionary

  • axoplasm — Neuroplasm of the axon. SYN: axioplasm. * * * axo·plasm ak sə .plaz əm n the protoplasm of an axon axo·plas·mic .ak sə plaz mik adj * * * n. the semifluid material of which the axon of a nerve cell is composed. It flows slowly outwards from the… …   Medical dictionary

  • axoplasm — n. protoplasm of an axon …   English contemporary dictionary

  • axoplasm — axo·plasm …   English syllables

  • axoplasm — n. the semifluid material of which the axon of a nerve cell is composed. It flows slowly outwards from the cell body …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • axoplasm — ax•o•plasm [[t]ˈæk səˌplæz əm[/t]] n. cbl the cytoplasm within an axon • Etymology: 1895–1900; axo (see axoneme) + plasm ax o•plas′mic, adj …   From formal English to slang

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