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sarcoplasm

noun sar·co·plasm \ˈsär-kə-ˌpla-zəm\

Definition of SARCOPLASM

:  the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
— sar·co·plas·mic \-ˈplaz-mik\ adjective
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Origin of SARCOPLASM

New Latin sarcoplasma
First Known Use: 1899

Rhymes with SARCOPLASM

cataplasm, cytoplasm, ectoplasm, endoplasm, neoplasm, pleonasm, protoplasm
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sarcoplasm

noun sar·co·plasm \ˈsär-kə-ˌplaz-əm\

Medical Definition of SARCOPLASM

:  the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber—compare myoplasm

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