somatoplasm

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

/ səˈmæt əˌplæz əm, ˈsoʊ mə tə- /

noun Cell Biology.

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of somatoplasm

somato- + -plasm

Related forms

so·ma·to·plas·tic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for somatoplasm

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
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
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

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

British Dictionary definitions for somatoplasm

somatoplasm

/ (ˈsəʊmətəˌplæzəm) /

noun

biology

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

Derived Forms

somatoplastic, adjective

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Medicine definitions for somatoplasm

somatoplasm

[ sō-măt′ə-plăz′əm, sō′mə-tə- ]

n.

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

The protoplasm of a somatic cell.

Related forms

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