plasmagel

[ plaz-muh-jel ]

/ ˈplæz məˌdʒɛl /

noun

the gelatinous outer layer of cytoplasm of the pseudopod of an ameba, beneath the cell membrane.

Nearby words

plasmacrit, plasmacrit test, plasmacyte, plasmacytoma, plasmacytosis, plasmagel, plasmagene, plasmalemma, plasmalogen, plasmapause, plasmapheresis

Origin of plasmagel

First recorded in 1920–25; plasma + gel

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British Dictionary definitions for plasmagel

plasmagel

/ (ˈplæzməˌdʒɛl) /

noun

another name for ectoplasm (def. 1)

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Medicine definitions for plasmagel

plasmagel

[ plăz′mə-jĕl′ ]

n.

A jellylike state of cytoplasm, characteristically occurring in the pseudopod of the amoeba.