somatoplasm

[ suh-mat-uh-plaz-uhm, soh-muh-tuh- ]

/ səˈmæt əˌplæz əm, ˈsoʊ mə tə- /

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noun Cell Biology.

the cytoplasm of a somatic cell, especially as distinguished from germ plasm.

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Origin of somatoplasm

somato- + -plasm

OTHER WORDS FROM somatoplasm

so·ma·to·plas·tic, adjective

Words nearby somatoplasm

somatology, somatomammotropin, somatomedin, somatopathic, somatopathy, somatoplasm, somatopleure, somatopsychic, somatopsychosis, somatosensory, somatosensory cortex

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How to use somatoplasm in a sentence

In these higher animals this protoplasm is known as germplasm, that in body cells as somatoplasm.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
The somatoplasm can only in the most general way affect the self-perpetuating, close corporation of the germ-plasm.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler
The somatoplasm arises from, and hence must be regarded as a modification of, the germ-plasm.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler
The germ-plasm can increase indefinitely in the lapse of generations, increase of the somatoplasm is limited.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler

From this point of view every individual consists of only two parts,—germ-plasm and soma or somatoplasm.
Applied Eugenics|Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for somatoplasm

somatoplasm

/ (ˈsəʊmətəˌplæzəm) /

noun

biology

the protoplasm of a somatic cell
the somatic cells collectivelyCompare germ plasm

Derived forms of somatoplasm

somatoplastic, adjective

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Medical definitions for somatoplasm

somatoplasm

[ sō-măt′ə-plăz′əm, sō′mə-tə- ]

The entirety of specialized protoplasm, other than germ plasm, constituting the body.

The protoplasm of a somatic cell.

Other words from somatoplasm

so′ma•to•plas′tic (sō′mə-tə-plăs′tĭk) adj.