karyoplasm

[kar-ee-uh-plaz-uhm]

noun

Cell Biology.

1. nucleoplasm.

karyoplasm

/ ˈkærɪəʊˌplæzəm /

noun

1. another name for nucleoplasm

Other Word Forms

• karyoplasmic adjective
• karyoplasmatic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of karyoplasm¹

karyo- + -plasm

Example Sentences

In all the higher forms, however, the segregation is well marked, and a “nuclear membrane” separates the substance of the nucleus, or “karyoplasm”6 from the surrounding “cytoplasm.”

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Within the nuclear membrane the karyoplasm is differentiated into two very distinct portions, a clear fluid portion, the “karyolymph,” and a firmer portion in the form of a coarser or finer “nuclear reticulum.”

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