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protoplasm (plasmogen)

The living contents of a cell, consisting the cytoplasm plus nucleus. All of the properties characteristic of life were inherent within this material. [Greek, protos = first & plasma = thing formed]

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cell nucleus

General

intracellular

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Human Anatomy and Physiology, Alexander P Spence & Elliot B. Mason, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc, 1979.