plasmagel

[ plaz-muh-jel ]
/ ˈplæz məˌdʒɛl /

noun

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

Origin of plasmagel

First recorded in 1920–25; plasma + gel

Words nearby plasmagel

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

British Dictionary definitions for plasmagel

plasmagel
/ (ˈplæzməˌdʒɛl) /

noun

another name for ectoplasm (def. 1)

Medical definitions for plasmagel

plasmagel
[ plăz′mə-jĕl′ ]

n.

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