neuroplasm

neuroplasm

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neu·ro·plasm 'n(y)u̇r-ə-.plaz-əm n the cytosol of a nerve cell as distinguished from the neurofibrils
neu·ro·plas·mat·ic .n(y)u̇r-ə-.plaz-'mat-ik or neu·ro·plas·mic -'plaz-mik adj

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neu·ro·plasm (noorґo-plaz″əm) [neuro- + -plasm] the undifferentiated basophilic protoplasm of a nerve cell. neuroplasmic adj

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