sarcoplasm

[ sahr-kuh-plaz-uh m ]
/ ˈsɑr kəˌplæz əm /

noun Biology.

the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.

Origin of sarcoplasm

First recorded in 1895–1900; sarco- + -plasm

Words nearby sarcoplasm

sarcomatosis, sarcomere, sarcophagous, sarcophagus, sarcophile, sarcoplasm, sarcoplasmic reticulum, sarcopoietic, sarcopterygian, sarcoptes, sarcoptes scabiei

British Dictionary definitions for sarcoplasm

sarcoplasm
/ (ˈsɑːkəʊˌplæzəm) /

noun

the cytoplasm of a muscle fibre

Derived forms of sarcoplasm

sarcoplasmic, adjective

Medical definitions for sarcoplasm

sarcoplasm
[ sär′kə-plăz′əm ]

n.

The cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.

Other words from sarcoplasm

sar′co•plas•mat′ic (-plăz-măt′ĭk) null adj.