Sarcoplasm
noun, Biology.
1.
the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
noun
1.
the cytoplasm of a muscle fibre
sarcoplasm sar·co·plasm (sär’kə-plāz’əm)
n.
The cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
sar’co·plas·mat’ic (-plāz-māt’ĭk) or sar’co·plas’mic (-mĭk) adj.
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