neuroplasm

American

[noor-uh-plaz-uhm, nyoor-] / ˈnʊər əˌplæz əm, ˈnyʊər- /

noun

Anatomy.

the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.

Other Word Forms

neuroplasmatic adjective
neuroplasmic adjective

Etymology

Origin of neuroplasm

First recorded in 1890–95; neuro- + -plasm

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The great diseases of the brain and spine, such as general paralysis, acute and chronic mania, and others, the author believes will all be shown to be connected with special chemical changes in neuroplasm, and that a knowledge of the composition and properties of this tissue and of its constituents will materially aid in devising modes of radical treatment in cases in which, at present, only tentative symptomatic measures are taken.

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